Was wir wollten

Is a good story with the message that If you try your best to get something and you do not get it ...make the best of it and be happy with what you got. The confuse part for me was the Vacation ending of the family next door ...is not clear if they all go home at the end.

A childless Austrian couple (a plain Jane and a middle east looking fella) take a vacation and a placed in a holiday home near a in your face noisy family unit. So you think it might take a sinister turn with the irritating neighbours but mostly its a movie about the Austrian couple who want most to have a child but cannot and the strain on the relationship.

Telling a story can serve several purposes: propaganda, entertainment and make us think about existential issues. Most people are just looking for entertainment, which is not a problem in itself. But you can't expect every movie to have an impactful scene in the first 15 minutes, a fast pace or a big turnaround near the end, to get the viewer's attention. "What We Wanted" is a good example of a good movie that people miss because they just don't want to see "slow movies". This is a beautiful drama film, very well directed, beautiful in its delicacy, in its sensitivity, in its rawness, in its reality, in its sadness, with excellent performances, with special emphasis on the performance of Lavinia Wilson and the little Iva Höpperger.

A wonderfull film about difficult times in life that we all go through. All couples who try and fail to have children should watch this movie. Excellent interpretations with impeccable cinematography. A devastating film.

Loved the way the movie was directed with emotions well delivered...the place and the nature captures were really good...but the ending could have been much better by showing what exactly the couple learnt from their vacation or what was that they gained then..but good portrayal of the characters..