Negotiating Love
Director Calle Overweg
Countries Germany
Duration 85 min
Synopsis
"Negotiating Love" tells the story of three couples, trying to make their relationships work. Heiko and Amelie expect a baby. Amelie wants an abortion, Heiko doesn't. Herrmann and Dorothea already have two children. Doro starts working again, which stresses the couple out. Siegfried just went on retirement. He is happy, but his wife overdosed with sleeping pills... These three couples are played by actors. In the film, they meet real-life Therapists. The film openly shows this artificial setting, yet arrives at many moments that seem totally true to life. Using exemplified cases, the film discusses the contemporary notion of love.
"Negotiating Love" tells the story of three couples, trying to make their relationships work. Heiko and Amelie expect a baby. Amelie wants an abortion, Heiko doesn't. Herrmann and Dorothea already have two children. Doro starts working again, which stresses the couple out. Siegfried just went on retirement. He is happy, but his wife overdosed with sleeping pills... These three couples are played by actors. In the film, they meet real-life Therapists. The film openly shows this artificial setting, yet arrives at many moments that seem totally true to life. Using exemplified cases, the film discusses the contemporary notion of love.