The Whole Shebang (2014)
Genre : Drama, Comedy
Runtime : 1H 59M
Director : Doris Dörrie
Writer : Doris Dörrie
Synopsis
After a series of catastrophically failed marriages, Apple is single again. Blame on Apple's attachment is in her opinion, her mother Ingrid. Because this Apple has punished not only with her hippie name, but was in every way a raven mother. When Ingrid spends an All Inclusive vacation in Spain, her mother and daughter are confronted with a dramatic event from their past.
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An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.
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Two women, Nic and Jules, brought a son and daughter into the world through artificial insemination. When one of their children reaches age, both kids go behind their mothers' backs to meet with the donor. Life becomes so much more interesting when the father, two mothers and children start to become attached to each other.
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