Love Is All You Need?

Plot synopsis:
Hairdresser Ida, who has recently ended a successful breast cancer treatment after undergoing a mastectomy, returns home to find her husband Leif cheating on her. Meanwhile, Phillip, (Pierce Brosnan) is a successful exporter of fruits and vegetables who has become misanthropic after the death of his wife.
Ida's daughter Astrid and Phillip's son Patrick have meanwhile gone to Italy to prepare Patrick's family's villa in preparation for their wedding which is to take place only three months after they met.
Ida, who is still in denial about her husband leaving her, travels to Italy for the wedding alone. After backing up her car in the airport parking space she accidentally hits Phillip. After he shouts at her for being a reckless driver he realizes she is Astrid's mother and the two travel the rest of the way to the villa together. They do not have a favourable view of one another as Phillip thinks that Ida is foolish and a klutz while Ida finds Phillip rude and mean.
At the villa drama ensues when Leif brings his new girlfriend, Tilde, to the wedding and everyone is surprised when she introduces herself as his fiancée. Upset, Ida goes for a swim in the cove near the house. Phillip sees her swimming nude and runs to urge her out of the water as the current can be dangerous. On their walk home he shows her the groves of lemon and orange trees on the estate.
Phillip begins to feel attracted to Ida's warm and sunny personality and eventually confides the way in which his wife died to her. He also rejects the advances of Benedikte, his sister-in-law. At a celebration before the wedding Phillip dances with Ida. He allows Leif to cut in but after he pushes Ida around their son comes to Ida's rescue and punches Leif. Phillip then tells Ida she's beautiful and wonderful but they are interrupted by Benedikte.
Back at the party Patrick sees Astrid grinding on Alessandro, a hired hand at the villa. He breaks them apart but Astrid tells him that he is gay. When he goes to apologize to Alessandro the two end up kissing.
The morning of the wedding Patrick disappears. Phillip finds him and Patrick confesses that he doesn't want to marry and only did it in part because he thought it was something Phillip would want him to do. Before the ceremony Patrick and Astrid inform the guests they will not be getting married. Ida goes to comfort Astrid and Phillip comforts Patrick. Phillip is able to say goodbye to Ida before she leaves but they do not say anything of consequence.
Sometime later after arriving back in Denmark Ida comes home to a house filled with roses. Leif tells Ida he still loves her and apologizes to her for leaving her for Thilde. Phillip meanwhile finds his life cold and unsatisfactory. He goes to visit Ida at the salon where she works and tells her that he is cutting back on his workload and moving to Italy. He asks Ida to come and visit him. Ida tells him that Leif has moved back and that she loves him. Back at home Ida realizes she no longer loves Leif and dumps him.
Ida goes to Italy, ditching her wig and wearing her short hair which is growing back from chemo. She goes to Italy where she finds Phillip who has gone back to working in the lemon orchard on his estate. She asks him to sit with her while she opens a letter from the hospital giving her her latest test results. Phillip and Ida kiss before they open the letter. After reading the results they smile and then kiss again.

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Review:
I've been critiquing food all my life, neglecting my other love- movies.
This movie moved me into doing this and though one movie may not make a difference and bring a change in the dogmatic perspectives of the society, ' every drop counts', right?I absolutely loved the perspective.
Just to get one quick thing out of the way- I'm as straight as straight gets; I love men.
So, when the tables are turned and the society accepts homosexuality and shuns heterosexuality, I was left to wonder how brutal life would have been.
So, as I watched the central characters getting killed, maimed and abused, I sat there wondering what gives anyone the right to do all this in the name of their religion.
So, if you're looking for something that would be different and enlightening- this movie would be a great start.-Love should be all you need..
I was tremendously impacted by "Love Is All You Need?"The movie is based on a simple, yet brilliant premise where it's society's norm for same gender couples to date and marry.
It really made me stop and think about what it would be like to be outcast for falling in love with my husband.
As I heard the characters in the movie being bullied for being "heteros" it make me stop and think how often I've heard people in our society "insult" people using the term gay or fag with disapproving tones.
You could literally feel the anger, disgust and tension towards Tyler Blackburn's, Ryan character who had a torrid love affair with Jude Klein, played by Briana Evigan.Director Kim Rocco Shields, went to great lengths to show how the church can impact an entire community, and Elizabeth Rohm plays the perfect villain, who you really want to smack with her perfect white family values nonsense.
I'd highly recommend checking out this indie film if you're in the mood for a dramatic love story with a twist.
And the performances of each and every actor finds the touch of identifiable humanity that makes this film so poignant.
I do not know what film some of the reviewers here saw, but my experience was one of needing Kleenex for real tears for the first time in a very long time..
This movie delivers a powerful message of how gay people are treated by the church, their peers, family, society, etc.
It's a beautiful love story shared between two people and it makes viewers think about the world we currently live in and how gay people are treated on a daily basis.
This movie is gorgeous, heart-breaking, funny, breath-taking, and looks like it took lots of effort to make.
I encourage everyone to watch this movie.However, this movie isn't a cute love story.
I think it is a brilliant idea to reverse the world we are living in to showcase a problem of the LGBT community.
The intensity of the movie took me by surprise and the acting is brilliant.
It is easier after watching "Love is all you need" to get a better understanding for the trauma that bullying creates in the life of gays and lesbians.
I especially like how society and religion played their cruel supporting part.
I would think people that see Woody Allen's movies would enjoy this one..
Really all it is, is an overwrought 2 hour length public service announcement designed as a circle jerk over the preconceived notions held by an increasingly petty breed of social activist who loves living in a bubble, hates having their views challenged, and would claim false victimhood in a world that in 2016, leans overwhelmingly in their favor, which makes it both grueling in running time and in subject matter.It's clearly intended to be super edgy by challenging the way heterosexuals may look at "homophobia" by reversing the roles of oppressor/aggressor.
All it reveals is an incredibly insulated concept of oppression held by its creators, one that relies on hyperbole, cliché, gross-out scenes, and everything caricatural surrounding bigotry that you can possibly think of, looking at the problem through an unrealistically magnified lens.
It's as if they tried to cram an entire history of oppression into one little neighborhood, within the space of two hours.Starting with the premise, a world that's completely homonormative where heterosexuals are oppressed and ostracized.
Literally all they seem to care about is propaganda.The film is supposed to be an alternate universe that's always been homonormative and oppressive of heterosexuals since the time of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Julio," and us the audience, are supposed to take it for granted.
As such, the film fails to address the real reasons behind bigotry, and instead presents homophobia as an either/or situation that can be easily flipflopped, when it can't.
Touche, but not for the right reasons.I'm bothered by how ridiculously tone deaf they are to the world they live in.
The world today is so overwhelmingly pro gay, that the over-the top scenes in this film are not even close to an accurate parallel AT ALL.
In the city in which I live, all summer long people are flying rainbow flags from dawn to dusk, so I'm sorry to say, gays being oppressed in ANY societal context is not a reality I've ever known.That being said, even in the fictional context here, it makes no sense.
If heterosexuals in the film face so much hatred to the point of being beaten up, bullied, and killed, why are so many people "coming out of the closet," in the first place?
Likewise, the 50's were a "don't ask/don't tell" situation, and as a result you DIDN'T have a dramatic world of overt direct oppression/harassment like you do in this film.
The scenes of bullying would be bad in ANY film, regardless of the subject, because of how clichéd and forced they are.
Of course, because the film tackles the gay issue, it's presented with awards and accolades, but honestly, if this was a film that dealt simply with bullying, simple bullying, the majority of people would be canning it for the same reasons that I am.I'm all for having the discussion about bigotry and oppression, and if that's what they wanted to do, it would have been a much more productive conversation if it was evoked through satire.
They're the type of people obsessed with getting attention and special interests by playing the victim card over and over again, and they get it by spreading misery and pain, the core elements of who they are, miserable, and self-absorbed, just like the characters in their story..
This movie is most likely deeper than the average viewer expects, and the story it's telling seems just to be about love attachments.
I am straight, and feel uncomfortable with homosexuals, but I consider that my own personal weakness, as my attitude is everyone should have the freedom to follow his own natural ways, and if that's gay it is OK with me.
It's sometimes extreme like the bullying in the movie or killing in some cases, but can be much more under the radar in most cases, just with the same gravity for a society as a whole.
- really good acting, by the majority of actors - great script - really moving story.
I saw this film for its World Premiere at Cinequest, and it is amazing.
This movie HAS to be seen by more people, because it is important for the world, and it is incredibly vital that our youth be aware of this film and its artists.It is very well directed, and the writing and acting are highly emotional and inspiring.
While I like the film and the short I feel like the director should have made it a two part movie with the first part being set in the 90's and then the second part being set in the early/late 2000's with the actors from part one taking on roles in part to as parents, teachers, and coaches in part two.
I also have to agree with other reviewers when they said that the universe that was set up was inconsistent as they had the girls playing football, but they had male coaches and male announcers which should have been made female it's just a minor detail, but it would have made the universe seem more realistic with girls playing sports it would be them who would have more knowledge what's going on during the game.
Great film with a message.
Love Is All You Need?, is a great film with an inspiring story of living and dealing with discrimination of all kinds.
This movie will change lives and hopefully educate those who watch it.
Discrimination has no boundaries against color, age, race, sexuality, level of education, weight, height, religious beliefs, styles, Etc. It really opens your eyes to all the hate that still lives in such a diverse world.
I think this film can be an educational tool for years to come..
Love is all you need is truly one of the most inspirational films I have ever seen.
Even if you are not a member of the LGBT community you will appreciate the artistry that went into making such a beautiful film.
I didn't think before sitting down to watch the film that it would have such an impact on me, it made me cry non-stop.
The film is so honest and makes you realize how incredibly cruel and ridiculous some people can be.
I think this film can definitely be used as a learning tool to help not only future generations but this generation as well to have an appreciation for all things different because after all we are the same.
I highly recommend the movie and I am so proud of everyone involved in making the film because it will impact the world in a big way.
The acting was topnotch all around and it was the particularly the performances that contributed to how the film touches you.
Now more than ever this film has relevance and needs to seen and talked about.
Honestly, if your not moved or touched by this film, you're not alive..
is a film that re-imagines the world in such a way that homosexuality is the "norm" and heterosexuality is the "perversion".
This re-ordering of the world is a device that the director and writer, Kim Rocco Shields, utilizes to illustrate the universal nature of prejudice, discrimination, and bullying, and the price society pays for its intolerance.
Ms. Shields has crafted a sophisticated and psychologically savvy story in which we are confronted with the arbitrary nature of societal and religious taboos; this films deals with the universal nature of human emotions, showing just how basic the need and desire to love and be loved are.
is at times a very uncomfortable film to watch, but the discomfort is purposeful, in that the audience member is actually experiencing the pain and emotions of the characters on screen—these induced feelings are quite effective in helping one to identify with the characters and what they are experiencing.
In the end, the movie does much to help us see that Love Is All You Need..
Loved this film, it helps this country understand what we mean when we say Love Wins!!!.
In a world full of hate, this film really resonates with me & is an incredible story!
we need films like this to help this country progress, as a niece with a gay uncle that passed away from HIV, I know how important it is to love our gay community.
When I see movies like "Milk" and I see what type of hate his generation dealt with, I am disgusted!
Thank god Obama stepped in & made gay marriage legal so we can start with basic human rights & 1 day hopefully get everyone in the LGBT community some basic human decency.
This film offers a view of the LGBT community from an entirely different perspective.
It is based on real events that actually happen in communities around the World.
I think that it successfully showed all levels of real life and how ignorance and fear can spread and escalate to unthinkable levels.Anytime a film can spark conversation and cause people to ask , what if?
The gay struggle has ALWAYS affected men more than it will ever affect women; why did this film maker choose to focus on the less oppressed?This movie should have focused on a male lead, that is faced with coming to terms with his heterosexuality.
The stigmas of that world would definitely affect a man in more damaging ways than it would a woman, so why the focus on "her" instead of "Him"?
They think that they are doing the gay community a service by making movies like this, but all it is doing is making the homophobic loons and religious nutbags froth at the mouth about "heavy-handed story telling" and "propaganda".
Had this movie made more of an effort to focus on the men that would suffer in such a society, it would have possibly made a much greater impact.
But, just like in this world, women get a pass.
The writer/director of this movie should have really done their research as to whom would truly be oppressed in the world they created and make a movie based on that.
Lazy filmmaking at its worst.Call me when this same premise if revisited by a talented MAN, preferably one that is gay and understands the struggles men face daily living as they truly are.
anyone who doesn't love this film lacks heart.
***A lot of time and effort went into this film.
But there are still problems.Writer/ director Kim Rocco Shields' Homosexualworld is wildly inconsistent, obeys no rules and simply fails.
Our "real world" men would never act like these petty, vengeful, homo-world women.
The film covers everything from garden variety homophobia to teen suicide; gay bashing (shades of Mathew Shepard); grade school bullying; teen suicide; religious fanaticism (Westboro Baptist Church); social media shaming (the Tyler Clementi case); the impact of right wing politics on school curriculum; the gay rights movement; and even, tangentially, college sports excesses.
By reversing the angle, this movie gives a different perspective on forbidden love.
At first it might be hard as the viewer to adjust to this, for the mind to accept this, we are brought up in a society to see it one way, which is actually the point of the movie.
When the tables are turned and "wrong" is "right" & "right" is "wrong" we maybe for the first time see the unfairness of making people love as society deems correct instead of just letting love be love in every way it can.
This movie might make you uncomfortable, might make you cry but should definitely make you think.
No matter where you stand on the issues, right or left, you owe it to yourself to see this movie, if only to get a 360 degree view of the issue instead of staying oblivious to what is around you..
As a supporter of LBGTQ rights, I praise "Love is All You Need?" very much for its remarkable screenplay and intense acting.
Director Kim Rocco Shields created an interesting perspective for the film's viewers, in which homosexuality is the norm and heterosexuality is the minority.
Although it was very painful for me to watch, the scene that I felt had the most convincing acting was when Emily breaks into tears and attempts suicide in the bathroom.I would highly recommend this film, since I feel like it successfully addresses (and hopefully allows people to understand) problems with LGBT community..
Biggest impactful movie of the year!.
is the movie you need to see!
Even the new cyberbullying is being addressed by way of cellphone texts.This movie got really close to me.
But the support is greater and that is what matters.The characters in the movie are being perfectly portrayed by excellent actors.
Briana Evigan plays a football player in an all-girl team, which I thought was refreshing and perfectly fits the movie.
Her performance was excellent and when her character gets humiliated by her former girlfriend, you feel her emotions, you just want to take her in your arms and say, it's going to be okay.
You really feel the hatred that a lot of people have towards the LGBT community.
The movie graphics felt like they were big studio production, but it was a small budget movie and this is thanks to the excellent writing and directing skills of Kim Rocco Shields.
Her vision and her will to change the world is being felt thru the movie.
The multiple story lines entwine perfectly towards the end of the movie and will leave you shocked.The fact I am still talking and thinking and referring to this movie months after I have watched it, means it left a big impact.
I want people to change their thinking about bullying towards anyone.
People who think this topic isn't current, have been living under a rock and should wake up.
A fact that Kim Rocco Shields perfectly used in this movie.
Bullying does not.The movie was excellent in every way possible.
This is a superb film from a first time writer director.
It tackles a subject matter that is highly controversial in a way that engages the audience and draws emotions out.
You find yourself living the movie through the characters eyes.
Yes. After all the controversy surrounding the subject matter if thus film, you should know going in that there is going to be a message, but it doesn't feel forced.
Everything in this film is taken from actual events.
I haven't felt so engaged or entertained by watching a film since the 90s.
The only reason I marked it down was the time line in the movie was a little confusing for me the first time I watched it.
All in all though this is a film that you don't just watch.