Five pregnant women, one hospital ward, infinite opinions on motherhood.
A drama about a group of women preparing to give birth who meet and bond at the hospital. Based on the best-selling Danish novel by Dea Trie Moerch and directed by acclaimed Danish filmmaker Astrid Henning-Jensen, "Winterborn" was considered one of the best movies of the decade in Denmark.
Acting
Ensemble chemistry that feels genuinely improvised.
Direction
Henning-Jensen's unsentimental female gaze was revolutionary.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like women talking to women.
Director
Astrid Henning-Jensen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Denmark's 1970s birth reform movement made this required viewing for expectant fathers.
Henning-Jensen filmed in an actual maternity ward; some 'extras' were real patients who didn't know cameras were rolling.
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