A Secret Love

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In telling one couple's story, A Secret Love pays understated yet powerful tribute to a lifetime of choices and sacrifices made in the name of enduring devotion.

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Movie Info

A former baseball player keeps her lesbian relationship a secret from her family for seven decades.

Cast & Crew

Pat Henschel
Chris Bolan
Director
Chris Bolan
Writer
Alexa L. Fogel
Writer
Jason Blum
Executive Producer
Alexis Martin Woodall
Executive Producer
Alexa L. Fogel
Producer
Brendan Mason
Producer
Ryan Murphy
Producer
Stephen Kazmierski
Cinematographer
Bernadine Colish
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  • "A Secret Love" weaves the couple's remarkable life story into a sensitive and intimate depiction of the two navigating the realities of growing older together...

    May 21, 2020 | Full Review…

    Katie Walsh

    Tribune News Service

  • "A Secret Love" is guaranteed to pull at your heartstrings.

    May 21, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Lindsey Bahr

    Associated Press

  • The Chicago-based documentary expertly weaves together LGBTQ history, baseball, and the ups and downs of loving someone for a lifetime.

    May 9, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

    Taryn Allen

    Chicago Reader

  • "A Secret Love" is full of the kind of gentle ribbing and loving chuckles one would expect from any adorable old couple, but it's made all the more poignant by the fact of Pat and Terry's trailblazing personal histories.

    May 4, 2020 | Rating: B | Full Review…

    Jude Dry

    indieWire

  • It's enraging that society made them feel they had to hide. But their happiness is the ultimate triumph.

    April 30, 2020 | Full Review…

    Stephanie Zacharek

    TIME Magazine

  • A Secret Love stands out by being sweetly understated, at a time when that's especially welcome. It's a deeply felt testament to both the strength of this couple's bond, and the fragility and hard choices that often come at the end of a lifetime.

    April 29, 2020 | Full Review…

    Brian Lowry

    CNN.com
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