Seeking Temporary Wife

Seeking Temporary Wife

2003 · 93 min · ★ 4.2 · Drama, Comedy

Fredrik is a happy man; he has a girlfriend he loves, a business running smoothely and he is going to be a father. But his happiness proves false. At a party, his girlfriend declares that she will leave him for her true love. Frederik is distraught. But his biological clock has started ticking, and his desire for a child is overwhelming. At an adoption agency he meets Milla, a woman who has also been treated unfairly by love. Could Milla be the answer to Frederik's dream?

Directed by Lisa Ohlin · Written by Mikael Bazorkin

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