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Brink of Life

Brink of Life

7.5(83 votes)
1958
1h 24m
Drama

Three women in a maternity ward reveal their lives and intimate thoughts to each other.

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Production

Companies:
Nordisk Tonefilm
Inter-American Productions
Jerome Balsam Films

Languages

Original:sv
Spoken:
Swedish

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