Anchor and Hope
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Anchor and Hope

Two make love. Three make a baby.

5.2 / 10 2017 1h 53mNR Spanish
ComedyDramaRomance

Storyline

Eva and Kat enjoy a carefree existence on their houseboat on a London canal. Until Eva's dream of becoming a mother is reignited by the death of their pet. Kat just wants to get a new cat. But when Kat's best friend, Roger, visits from Barcelona, they decide in a moment of drunkenness that he can be Eva's sperm donor. But what are the consequences for the lesbian couple, the biological father, the child and their relationships with one another?

Cast & Crew

Oona Chaplin

Oona Chaplin

Eva

Lead
Natalia Tena

Natalia Tena

Kat

David Verdaguer

David Verdaguer

Roger

Geraldine Chaplin

Geraldine Chaplin

Germaine

Lara Rossi

Lara Rossi

Jinx

Trevor White

Trevor White

Martin

Philip Arditti

Philip Arditti

Farid

Charlotte Atkinson

Charlotte Atkinson

Susana

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Carlos Marques-Marcet's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Anchor and Hope is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker