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Strong Female Characters
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A forty-year-old single journalist, Edit, decides to become a mother using sperm donation. However, raising a child alone proves harder than she expected, and she increasingly feels the urge to know who the child’s father is. After discovering the donor’s identity, Edith decides to meet him, pretending she is preparing an interview about him and his successful tech company. This decision rocks not only her own life and emotions but also the world of those around her.
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“The film invites the audience to look at the evolving concept of modern motherhood with curiosity and openness. Themes such as single parenthood, the ethics of sperm donation, and modern family structures are becoming increasingly relevant. The director does not judge the heroine’s choice as good or bad: she presents it as an increasingly common reality, with its unique challenges and unexplored possibilities.” (Programme curator Giedrė Vyšniauskaitė)
Awards
World PremiereLocarno Film Festival, Competition, 2025- Ecumenical Jury PrizeLocarno Film Festival, 2025
Credentials
- DirectingJanicke Askevold
- The scriptJanicke Askevold, Jørgen Færøy Flasnes, Mads Stegger
- PlaysLisa Loven Kongsli, Herbert Nordrum, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Nasrin Khusrawi, Kaveh Tehrani, Celine Engebrigtsen, Trude-Sofie Olavsrud Anthonsen, Stine Fevik
- AssemblyPatrick Larsgaard
- CameraTorjus Thesen
- MusicKarlis Auzans, Paulius Kilbauskas, Vygintas Kisevičius
- ProducingRebekka Rognøy, Viktorija Rimkutė, Gabija Siurbytė, Inese Boka-Grūbe, Gints Grūbe, Gary Cranner, Magnus Nygaard Albertsen, Jani Pösö, Magne Lyngner
- DialoguesEnglish, Finnish, Norwegian
- SubtitlesLithuanian, English
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