Arvid and Lilli Ekman is a senior couple with one single adult son, Arne. They find out that the son is secretly engaged with the young Margit Berg - and that they already have a three-year-old son together.
Is it worth a watch? If you have an appetite for black-and-white domestic dramas that feel like they were filmed inside a sturdy, wooden box, then sure, jump in. But if you need pacing, excitement, or characters that don't feel like they're reading from a pamphlet on 'How to be a Proper Parent,' you're going to get bor...
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"Is it worth a watch? If you have an appetite for black-and-white domestic dramas that feel like they were filmed inside a sturdy, wooden box, then sure, jump in. But if you need pacing, excitement, or characters that don't feel like they're reading from a pamphlet on 'How to be a Proper Parent,' you're going to get bored fast. This is for the folks who like their drama served with a side of heavy moralizing and very little room to breathe. The whole thing hinges on this big 'secret' that doesn'..."
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