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40 Weeks

40 Weeks

The weekly journey of pregnancy

Genres

Documentary

OverView

Expectant mothers discuss the emotional and physical changes caused by pregnancy and the difficult choices they sometimes have to make.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

02 December 2014

Country

Cast

Jared Balsky

Jared Balsky

Himself

Debra Bingham

Debra Bingham

Expert

Emily Castillo

Emily Castillo

Herself

Kelly Dean-Balsky

Kelly Dean-Balsky

Herself

Alex DeVoux

Alex DeVoux

Herself

Lucien DeVoux

Lucien DeVoux

Himself

Anna Durante

Anna Durante

Animation Hand

Lynn Erdman

Lynn Erdman

Expert

Jen Hamilton

Jen Hamilton

Herself

Phoebe Hamilton

Phoebe Hamilton

Herself

Gaia Henze

Gaia Henze

Animation Hand

Elizabeth Joice

Elizabeth Joice

Herself

Maxwell Joice

Maxwell Joice

Himself

Donielle Maddox

Donielle Maddox

Herself

Jacques Moritz

Jacques Moritz

Expert

Reema Patel

Reema Patel

Animation Hand

Susan Peck

Susan Peck

Expert

Mauricio Quintana

Mauricio Quintana

Himself

Natalia Quintana

Natalia Quintana

Herself

Asya Reznikov

Asya Reznikov

Herself

Michael Rosenthal

Michael Rosenthal

Himself

Joanne Stone

Joanne Stone

Herself - Expert

James Todd

James Todd

Himself

Jessica Todd

Jessica Todd

Herself

Diana Tran-Kim

Diana Tran-Kim

Herself

Vicky Vargas

Vicky Vargas

Herself

Tiffany Werbin-Silver

Tiffany Werbin-Silver

Expert

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