Heartbeat (2012 film)
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Duration Language German | Director Romana Caren Country Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date June 6, 2012 (2012-06-06) (Vienna Short Film Festival)June 10, 2012 (2012-06-10) (Austria) Writer Romana Caren (play), Romana Caren (screenplay), Florian Graf (play) |
Heartbeat is a 2012 Austrian short film directed by Romana Caren, about a happily married couple learning about a life changing diagnosis. The film is based on the stage play "Wintervogel" which had its world premiere in 2010 at the Theater Drachengasse.
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Emilia and Bernhard Janes are over the moon when they learn that they are finally expecting a child. During a routine check they are confronted with a terrifying diagnoses. Emilia has cancer. Her chances to survive are good, but therefore she will have to start with the treatment immediately. The doctor suggests an abortion. While Bernhard is willing to sacrifice the baby in order to save his wife´s life, Emilia is already too attached to the baby. Time is running.
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Heartbeat (2012 film) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
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