Loving Couples

Loving Couples

1964 · 118 min · ★ 5.9 · Drama

As three pregnant women wait to have their babies in a hospital in Stockholm at the outbreak of the Great War, they relive their childhood and youthful experiences.

Directed by Mai Zetterling · Written by David Hughes

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