a heartwarming, triumphant story about the long, greuling battle to achieve IVF. beautifully shot (genuinely gorgeous), hits you hard, and teaches you the history of a life changing breakthrough.

better than most “based on a true story” type movies — i think because the characters are surprisingly well “written”, and because there’s a PR battle waging alongside the scientific one. would recommend to everyone!

also introduced me to a banger song (500 miles) in the credits

a heartwarming, triumphant story about the long, greuling battle to achieve IVF. beautifully shot (genuinely gorgeous), hits you hard, and teaches you the history of a life changing breakthrough.

better than most “based on a true story” type movies — i think because the characters are surprisingly well “written”, and because there’s a PR battle waging alongside the scientific one. would recommend to everyone!

also introduced me to a banger song (500 miles) in the credits

milquetoast

milquetoast

C'est grâce à eux que je suis née ! Trop les goats

C'est grâce à eux que je suis née ! Trop les goats

The fact, that 50 years on, the science still "isn't ready" for her, and hundreds of millions more- is insane

The fact, that 50 years on, the science still "isn't ready" for her, and hundreds of millions more- is insane

Thank god for research. Thank god for medicine. Thank god for women.

Thank god for research. Thank god for medicine. Thank god for women.