Anchor and Hope

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Anchor and Hope

2018

1h 53m

Comedy

Drama

LGBTQ+

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A lesbian couple's plan to solicit a friend to be their sperm donor brings surprising changes for all three of them.

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

Nov 14, 2018

There's a potentially smart and sexy lesbian dramedy at the heart of "Anchor and Hope" that gets lost amid idiosyncratic filmmaking and a lack of narrative discipline.

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Amy West

Empire Magazine

Sep 28, 2018

3/5

With its predictable story unlikely to leave a lasting impression, it's left to Chaplin and Tena's natural chemistry and performances to make Carlos Marques-Marcet's second feature-length film worth your while.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Sep 28, 2018

4/5

It's a thoughtful, honest and touching work, especially for women who love women, and also love canals.

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Víctor López G.

Espinof

Aug 5, 2019

A magnetic journey that reconfirms that cinema is nothing more than a reflection of real life. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Laura Davis

One Room With A View

Feb 21, 2019

2/5

Don't get sold into the light-hearted, bittersweet, sugar-coated casing of this film. David Verdaguer's scene-stealing performance simply can't save Anchor and Hope from its archaic representation of women. Who let this be made?

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Sarah Manvel

Critic's Notebook

Jan 10, 2019

Where Anchor and Hope badly misfires is in the assumptions it makes about what women want, and how women get it.

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Liam D

@Mediawatcher2003 Aug 15, 2024

There are some great performances by an solid cast but I wished the script was better

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Mar 9, 2020

This was a lovely and nuanced love story. The characters were very real, flawed and multi-faceted and the acting understatedly superb. It somehow managed to avoid all the cliches of a love story. The muted, somewhat grungy colors were used to great effect, as were costumes and set design.

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Jan 24, 2020

Felt like I was watching children in adult bodies... stunted development at its finest but doesn't make for an entertaining movie. It was so bad I couldn't even get through 30 minutes.

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Oct 23, 2018

Just beautifully funny and emotional! Definitely a must watch!

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Oct 23, 2018

I loved it. It's brilliant and addressing problems we have in our generation. It was so well put together and entertaining beginning to the end

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Jun 2, 2018

Lo mejor las estilizadas escenas en los canales de Londres,

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Carlos Marques-Marcet

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Oona Chaplin

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Natalia Tena

Kat

Geraldine Chaplin

Germaine

Charlotte Atkinson

Susana

Trevor White

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Synopsis

A lesbian couple's plan to solicit a friend to be their sperm donor brings surprising changes for all three of them.

Director: Carlos Marques-Marcet
Producer: Tono Folguera, Sergi Moreno, Sophie Venner
Screenwriter: Carlos Marques-Marcet, Jules Nurrish
Distributor: Wolfe Releasing
Production Co: Lastor Media
Genre: Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 16, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 20, 2018
Runtime: 1h 53m

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