A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

1986 · 88 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

"Life and Death" - A female reporter intended to go on a reporting trip about childbirth to Japan, declines the offer. Instead, she visits a maternity hospital in Sweden. She meets a doctor, who she has been in love for 15 years.

Directed by Marianne Ahrne · Written by Bertrand Hurault

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