"A Prenatal Dream"
A portrait of the symbiosis of body and mind between mother and unborn child.
Social & External
The people behind it
Sofia Nolsøe Mikkelsen
Helga
Jakob Oftebro
William
After taking a break for the summer before their senior year, Ryan and Jess rekindle their relationship, and find out that Jess is pregnant with twins. When Ryan's mother demands a paternity test, they find out that Ryan is only the father of one baby... The other father is Ryan's best friend Brent, who Ryan discovers date-raped Jess at a party over the summer. With college recruiters and an overbearing father looming over Brent's head, he will stop at nothing to make sure that he clears his name--even if it means getting rid of Jess and her babies!
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