Anchor and Hope (2017)
Director
Carlos Marques-Marcet
Main cast
Natalia Tena; David Verdaguer; Geraldine Chaplin; Lara Rossi; Trevor White
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Description
Eva and Kat enjoy a carefree existence on their houseboat on a London canal. Until Eva's dream of becoming a mother is reignited by the death of their pet. Kat just wants to get a new cat. But when Kat's best friend, Roger, visits from Barcelona, they decide in a moment of drunkenness that he can be Eva's sperm donor. But what are the consequences for the lesbian couple, the biological father, the child and their relationships with one another?
Carlos Marques-Marcet
Main cast
Natalia Tena; David Verdaguer; Geraldine Chaplin; Lara Rossi; Trevor White
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Description
Eva and Kat enjoy a carefree existence on their houseboat on a London canal. Until Eva's dream of becoming a mother is reignited by the death of their pet. Kat just wants to get a new cat. But when Kat's best friend, Roger, visits from Barcelona, they decide in a moment of drunkenness that he can be Eva's sperm donor. But what are the consequences for the lesbian couple, the biological father, the child and their relationships with one another?
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