Battle Cries

Battle Cries

1999 · 110 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama, Romance

A woman in the fourth month of her first pregnancy fights to save the baby while being treated for breast cancer.

Directed by Sólveig Anspach · Written by Sólveig Anspach

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