A pregnant 22-year-old with a dreary job, a difficult home life and an absent boyfriend learns to love her life and share this love with the child in her womb.
Acting
Małgorzata Bela's raw, almost wordless physical performance.
Direction
Szumowska's unblinking gaze—she makes you watch what others cut away from.
Cinematography
Cramped apartments vs. transcendent water sequences.
Director
Małgorzata Szumowska
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Szumowska shot this in 16 days on a shoestring budget, insisting on natural light only.
Part of Poland's 'cinema of moral concern' revival—less about plot, more about watching women endure.
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