
A country woman in love with a business agent gives birth to a child after he has deserted her for the big city, which causes a scandal..

If you're looking for an old-school German melodrama that actually feels like a gut punch, yes, What Men Know is worth tracking down today. Just stay away if you hate slow, dusty stories about small-town gossip and ruined reputations. 💔It is a quiet, frustrating film, but in a way that stays with you long after the cr...

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"If you're looking for an old-school German melodrama that actually feels like a gut punch, yes, What Men Know is worth tracking down today. Just stay away if you hate slow, dusty stories about small-town gossip and ruined reputations. 💔It is a quiet, frustrating film, but in a way that stays with you long after the credits roll.The plot is basically as old as time. A country woman falls hard for a slick city business agent, gets pregnant, and then he just... vanishes back to his big city life.W..."
Hanns H. Fischer, Hertha von Gebhardt
Germany

