This film is the first that I've seen to weave the realities of 2020 into an authentic, touching and meaningful story. The story itself is one that would have been just as engaging even if not for its setting amidst a world-wide pandemic, because it shows the very real struggles of a successful, confident woman whose personal relationships don't neatly align with her biological and emotional readiness to be a mother - a reality for so many women. But the added complexity of facing that challenge in a world that feels it is shifting on its axis, not because of an imaginary sci-fi phenomenon or contrived disastrous circumstance that is dramatized with various CGI and special effects, but a reality the whole world is actually facing NOW and whose ultimate outcome remains unknown, makes it even more relevant and fascinating to watch. As much as the world is changing around us, some things like the worthwhile sacrifices of motherhood are impenetrable. The raw emotions portrayed flawlessly by the main character may blur the lines a bit between the feel of a documentary vs. A fictional story, but that only made watching it more even enjoyable for this viewer.
