A single woman Ingrid lives with her daughter and grandmother in the same household, in a village in eastern Slovakia, where there is a stigma towards the Roma population. Nevertheless, she decides to become a professional parent of a Roma girl so that she can survive.
Awards
New York Shorts International Film Festival (Canadian Screen Award qualifying) – Best International Film
List of festivals:
World Premiere: Festival Internacional de Cine de Lebu (Oscar® & GOYA qualifying)
North American Premiere: HollyShorts Film Festival (Oscar® & BAFTA-qualifying)
Asian Premiere: Balinale (International Bali Film Festival)
European Premiere: CinEast – Central and Eastern Europe Film Festival
German Premiere: Exground Wiesbaden 37
Poland Premiere: „Kamera Akcja“ Film Critics Festival Lodz
New York Premiere (USA) – New York Shorts International Film Festival (Canadian Screen Awards qualifying)
Canada: Silver Wave Film Festival (Canadian Screen Awards qualifying)
Slovakia: Cinematik – International Film Festival Piešťany
Lublin Premiere (Poland) : Lublin Film Festival
There is land destroyed by man. A place with no future where no one would want to return. Apart from one woman who seeks for her place on Earth.
The film was supported by the Slovakian Audiovisual Fund and Litfond Slovakia. The film is currently in production. The project was presented during pitching at the 30th Febiofest Bratislava and won the FIPADOC Doc Around Europe Award during the 38th Dok.fest Munich.
After her beloved son escapes, the abused wife reconsiders her attitudes towards her husband.