A young woman is deeply moved by the shipboard singing of a widower who has been left with only his young son..


If you have eighty minutes to spare and love the sound of old operatic voices, Vergiss mein nicht is absolutely worth your time. But if you can't stand old-fashioned melodrama where people make life-changing decisions based on a single song, you will probably hate this. The whole thing takes place mostly on a ship. It ...
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"If you have eighty minutes to spare and love the sound of old operatic voices, Vergiss mein nicht is absolutely worth your time. But if you can't stand old-fashioned melodrama where people make life-changing decisions based on a single song, you will probably hate this. The whole thing takes place mostly on a ship. It has those same breezy, slightly lonely ocean vibes you get in Havets melodi, though this one is much more focused on making you cry. The plot is basically just a thin excuse to let..."
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