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Midwives

2023 · 99 min

A grounded, high-pressure look at the emotional and physical demands of bringing new life into the world.

Directed by
Léa Fehner
Genres
Drama
Starring
Khadija Kouyaté, Héloïse Janjaud, Myriem Akheddiou
Overview
After 5 years learning the profession of midwife, “the most beautiful job in the world”, Louise and Sofia are finally entering working life and taking on huge responsibilities in a world where, at a frenetic pace, they handle with birth, motherhood and sometimes death. Will their vocation resist such a storm?

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Directed by
Léa Fehner
Genres
Drama
Starring
Khadija Kouyaté, Héloïse Janjaud, Myriem Akheddiou
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • parenthood
  • death
  • healing
  • friendship
Places
  • hospital
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Léa Fehner
Written by
Léa Fehner, Catherine Paillé
Starring
Khadija Kouyaté, Héloïse Janjaud, Myriem Akheddiou, Quentin Vernede, Tarik Kariouh, Lucie Mancipoz, Marine Gesbert, Fleur Fitoussi
Cinematography
Jacques Girault
Runtime
99 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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