Overwhelmed and extra-sensitive, Katrine has a hard time coping when her more relaxed boyfriend, Andreas, takes a business trip just days after the birth of their first child. The fussy baby has difficulty breastfeeding, and vulnerable, insecure Katrine feels like a failure. When Katrine’s emotionally withholding mother Lise consents to stay for a few days, the two quickly fall into what are clearly familiar dysfunctional behavior patterns.
Acting
Winther's unraveling is devastating; Højfeldt's chill cruelty cuts deep
Direction
Faisst traps you in that apartment like you're drowning too
Director
Heidi Maria Faisst
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Faisst based this on her own postpartum experience; the breastfeeding consultant scenes are almost documentary-real.
This premiered at Cannes Critics' Week alongside 'Fish Tank'—2009 was apparently the year of brutal mother-daughter cinema.
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