Paternal Instinct

Name: Paternal Instinct
Rating: 67
Cast: Wen

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Paternal Instinct

2004

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

Jun 9, 2005

4.5/5

Murray Nossel's warm and fuzzy documentary is a portrait of two gay men and a female surrogate who join forces to create new life.

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

Jun 9, 2005

3/4

You can't help but root for them in their quest, which gives a whole new meaning to the term 'family values.'

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Matt Singer

Village Voice

Jun 7, 2005

It's difficult not to be won over by Instinct's humanity.

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David Sterritt

Christian Science Monitor

Jun 9, 2005

2/4

Nossel's documentary, produced by Cinemax for its Reel Life series, has touching and instructive moments.

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Oct 16, 2009

Interesting documentary. Honestly I expected more drama but I'm glad it didnt come. Saw WAY too much of the surrogate but in the end, I enjoyed the journet Mark and Eric take to be parents.

Jan 2, 2008

Interesting documentary.. I'm not sure I would have made the same choices they did.. but.. I'm glad it all went well... even with the problems..

Dec 14, 2007

Could have been a lot better.

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