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‘Love Child’ Review: Seeking Refuge in Romance

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Christopher Campbell
Sep 16, 2019
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In Love Child, Danish filmmaker Eva Mulvad (Enemies of Happiness) follows an adulterous Tehrani couple and their illegitimate four-year-old son as they flee their homes, fearing for their lives. In Iran, people can be stoned to death for adultery, and four years prior to their escape, Sahand and Leila cheated on their respective spouses and conceived a …

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