One Sings, the Other Doesn't
“You are not born a woman… you become one.”
In this story of friendship and reproductive rights, 14 years in the relationship between two very dissimilar women are chronicled. Pauline is a middle-class city girl, at odds with her very conventional family. Suzanne is several years older, a country girl with two illegitimate children and another (whom she cannot support) on the way. Pauline loans Suzanne money for an abortion. At this point, the two separate and communicate mainly through postcards. Some years later, they meet at an abortion rally, and they have many adventures and stories to share with one another.
A deeply felt, decades-spanning portrait of two women navigating life's complexities. It's a quiet, honest film about enduring bonds, difficult decisions, and the shared experiences that shape us. Feels like looking through old photographs.
