A Minor Leap Down
β 6.9 Β· 2015 Β· 88m Β· Drama
Nahal is around thirty and in her fourth month of pregnancy. During a routine check-up she learns that her baby has died and she now faces a curettage abortion in two daysβ time. When she tries to address the subject, neither her mother nor her husband give her a chance to speak.
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