Claire is a midwife and has devoted her life to others. At a moment when she is preoccupied by the imminent closure of the maternity clinic where she works, her life is further turned upside down when Béatrice, her father's former mistress, turns up on the scene. Béatrice is a capricious and selfish woman, Claire's exact opposite.
The Midwife has generally received positive reviews.
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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 19 Jul 2017
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The Midwife was released in 2017 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 25 reviews, giving The Midwife (2017) an average rating of 67%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 69%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Midwife than critics were.
With a score of 67%, The Midwife is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2017, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2017 with similar scores include films like The Foreigner, Home and Thank You for Your Service.
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