The Beckmanns used to have more money than they could spend. Now it's all gone. The mother now supports her daughter off a small pension as they share a small apartment in wealthy Cascais, Portugal. The daughter, now in her mid-50s, never needed a job until now; she assures herself that she deserves more from life. Filmmaker Eva Mulvad observes their attempts at making ends meet, their hopes for the future, their malicious confrontations.
Direction
Mulvad's patient lens lets discomfort bloom naturally.
Acting
Real mother and daughter—no performance, pure dysfunction.
Director
Eva Mulvad
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cascais is a wealthy enclave; the Beckmanns' poverty is geographically invisible, making their isolation sharper.
Mulvad spent years earning trust; the film's final cut contains footage she almost couldn't bring herself to use.
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