If These Walls Could Talk

~Changing times, intimate decisions, and the four walls that hold their secrets.

Overview

A powerful, intimate portrait of three women living in the same house during different eras who all face unplanned pregnancies. The vignettes follow a recently widowed nurse struggling to take control of her life in the early 50s, a mother of four balancing raising a family and maintaining a career in the 70s, and a student making a difficult decision with the help of one woman that will change the course of both their lives in the 90s.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1996-09-11
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Runtime: 97 min

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