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Movies like Under Her Control

Key Features:
Pregnancy, Adoption, Workplace, Fashion industry, Career, Motherhood, Moral dilemma
Tone:
serious, dramatic
Target Audience:
Drama viewers, Relationship-focused, Workplace drama fans
Emotional Arc:
Hope → Despair → Uncertainty

Under Her Control

2022-04-29
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When a fashion employee thinks she will have to end her promising career after getting pregnant, her boss offers to adopt the child.

Genres
Drama
Cast
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Cumelén Sanz, Younes Bachir, Pedro Casablanc, Salomé Jiménez, María Fernández Prat, Vanesa Rasero, Álex Pastrana, Adán Redondo, Mehdi Regragui
Crew
Fran Torres, Laura Sarmiento
Rating
5.229(107 votes)
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