Mother and Child (2009)

The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets that, as a teenager, she gave up her daughter for adoption. Elizabeth was an adopted child and is now a successful lawyer, but her personal life lacks warmth. Lucy and her husband have failed to conceive and now hope to adopt a baby to make their family complete.

Genres: Drama, Romance

What to watch after Mother and Child

• Life Itself (2018) — Same subject: pregnancy, family relationships
• 20th Century Women (2016)
• King Kong (2005)
• Nine Lives (2005) — Rodrigo García directed both
• Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005) — Two steps away in the credits
• 12 and Holding (2005)