Life Before Birth
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Life Before Birth

7.5 / 10 2005 2h 0mNR English
Documentary

Storyline

With cinematic storytelling, a moving musical score, computer animation, and 4D ultrasound images, this documentary accompanies a new human life from conception to birth, poetically describing developmental milestones and the human experience of living in a womb.

Cast & Crew

RM

Roger McGough

Himself / Poet

Lead
DB

Dilly Barlow

Narrator

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Toby Macdonald's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Life Before Birth is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker