Min Ajl Hifnat 'awlad

Give Up the Ghost

August 2019 •Arabic

Salam's dream of becoming a mother shatters when she finds out that she is unable to have children with her husband.

Pop Switch

October 2009 •English

After years of failing to get pregnant, Frank's baby-crazed wife, Estelle, forces the issue by secretly putting them back on the adoption wait list. When Estelle receives a phone call about the possibility of an available child, Frank must suddenly decide whether he's committed to becoming a "Pop" or not.

Impasse

December 1967 •Japanese

Shingo and Ritsuko have a baby: Takashi. They happen to be a happy couple, but soon Ritsuko wants to know who is the true father of Takashi, born by artificial insemination.

Father's Affair

December 2003 •Dutch

Armin is in crisis. One fateful day he discovers he is infertile and has been throughout his life. From this he discovers his first wife, Monika, was unfaithful before she died. How else could she have the child that Armin always thought was his? His paranoia drives him to find the truth.

Voor Elkaar Gemaakt

April 2017 •Dutch

After a bizarre one night stand leaves him infertile, a careless bachelor sets out to connect with the television presenter who, as the result of the anonymous sperm donation he once made, happens to be pregnant with his child.

Stork Staring Mad

September 1994 •Norwegian

A married couple, unable to conceive, search for a male donor, but jealousy creates problems when the husband spies on his wife while posing as her brother.

Tesha

August 1928 •English

The luminous Maria Corda stars as the eponymous Tesha, a celebrated Russian dancer who marries an Englishman (Thomas). The couple long for a child but after five years of happy marriage, remain childless. On a trip to Southampton Tesha succumbs to a brief fling with a stranger (Cavanagh), unleashing a barrage of unforeseen consequences and emotional turmoil. The superb cinematography is by the great German cinematographer Werner Brandes who worked on dozens of prestige British productions in the 1920s. Originally shot silent, sound was added in 1929.

Parde Mein Rehne Do

May 2022 •Urdu

When Kashan and Nazish cannot give the 'good news' of a baby to father Ranaji even after 3 years of their marriage, all hell breaks loose and the couple's relationship is put to the test.

Leila

May 1999 •Persian

This film tells the story of a semi modern Iranian couple, who are trying to fight the old beliefs and old generation. This is a failing battle because the man is not strong enough.

Ray of Hope

August 2020 •English

The powerful story of a couple who's hopes of having a child went from infertility, to a miracle, to tragedy.

Down to the Bone

January 2004 •English

A woman stuck in a stale marriage struggles to raise her children and manage her secret drug habit. But when winter comes to her small town, her balancing act begins to come crashing down.

Joy

November 2024 •English

A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursuit of the world’s first ‘test tube baby’, Louise Joy Brown.

Close Quarters

October 2019 •Spanish

Manuel and Lupe want to have a baby. When Manuel discovers he is infertile, he starts to fall apart both physically and emotionally. After exploring several options, Manuel turns to Rubén, his new friend, to act as their donor.

Almost Pregnant

June 1992 •English

Charlie (Conaway) is a happy man with a beautiful wife (Roberts), a wonderful career and every blessing a man could want except "...children". When the wife demands a "star child" and Charlie can't deliver the goods, they turn to their crazy neighbor (Calvin) to get the job done, so to speak. Very hilarious and bawdy comedy where "one rooster to a hen-house" is not always the truth.

Dawood's Ticket

February 1990 •Arabic

An English literature doctor and her husband works as a psychology teacher at the university. They have been six years of marriage without having children, and problems abound between them. Some friends advise the doctor to go to Attar to take some medicinal herbs that benefit pregnancy, and at the same time, some friends advise the husband to go to a psychologist, and indeed both are done, and many events occur.

Private Life

October 2018 •English

Richard and Rachel, a couple in the throes of infertility, try to maintain their marriage as they descend deeper and deeper into the insular world of assisted reproduction and domestic adoption.

Changes

April 2009 •Czech

Behind the Scenes: I've Been Here Alone

March 2023 •Azerbaijani

Hasan (33), who works as a sales manager in a construction company, and his wife Farida (30) have not been able to have children for a long time. After a doctor's examination, Hasan learns that he is infertile. But Hasan, who is afraid of harming his masculinity, hides this information from his wife. At the insistence of Hasan's mother, who thinks that the problem is in Sevda, they go to a midwife who lives in a village for treatment.

Nau Mahine Nau Divas

December 2009 •Marathi

The Royal Deshmukh family is rich for a history of adoption, as the women have failed to conceive for seven generations. Here comes in Dr. Shriram, full of innovative home remedies for the couple who refuses to settle for adoption and is hellbent to have their own child.

The Babymakers

August 2012 •English

After he flunks a fertility test, a man realizes that the only way he can get his wife pregnant is by robbing a sperm bank to take back the last of the deposits he made there years earlier.