USA / West Germany,
1990, 109 min
(Alternative: 104 min)
Directed by:
Volker SchlöndorffCinematography:
Igor LutherComposer:
Ryūichi SakamotoCast:
Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth McGovern, Victoria Tennant, Robert Duvall, Blanche Baker, Traci Lind, Muse Watson, David Dukes (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
In the not-so-distant future, strong-willed and beautiful Kate (Richardson) possesses a precious commodity that most women have lost and most men want to control fertility. Forced into a brain-washing boot camp that turns fertile women into surrogate mothers for social-elite men and their infertile wives, Kate thinks she's made out well when she's assigned to an eminent partyleader (Duvall). But when she learns that he's sterile, she's faced with the impossible choice: produce him an heir or die! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 1990 - Volker Schlöndorff (Golden Bear for Best Film)