‘April’ Review: A Doctor’s Dilemma In this, her second feature, the Georgian filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili takes on the risks faced by an obstetrician who performs kitchen-table abortions.

“April” portrays her devotion to serving women in need as a noble but deadening calling, one that has caused her to withdraw into herself, perhaps as a coping mechanism to shut out the rage ...

The film, which unfolds over a few chilly weeks in April, 2023, is set in motion by a rare tragic outcome: Nina delivers a baby who, after a few minutes, is pronounced dead.