Love Is Love (2012): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2012, Love Is Love is a comedy and drama film directed by Milan Cieslar, running about 109 minutes. “Czech Comedy from Director Milan Cieslar” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. The Czech romantic comedy hit “Love is Love” tells the story of Maruska, a blind girl and student at the Conservatory of Music who dreams of love and having a family despite her blindness. Her dream guy has curly blonde hair and blue eyes but she ends up falling in love with the dark eyed, swarthy Marek. Maruska lives with her overly protective grandfather whom is preocupied with his long-lost love. Maruska’s neighbor and best friend is constantly struggling with his headstrong mother as she refuses to accept that her son is gay. She blames everyone else - even her husband - for her son's "deviation." The fate of all main characters is unexpectedly intertwined and told through humorous and touching situations laced with subtle irony and hyperbole. Just as in life, with its funny situations and difficult tests, unexpected revelations and surprising twists, all characters will experience times when they behave blindly and forget to listen to their hearts.

Who’s in it. Love Is Love stars Aneta Krejčíková as Maruška, Maciej Cymorek as Marek, Petr Nárožný as Vlastimil, Maruščin dědeček and Simona Stašová as Zdena, Honzova matka, among others.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Love Is Love page.

If you liked it. Fans of Love Is Love tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.