Summaries

Elena, a theatre director, finds out at the age of 32 that she cannot conceive in a natural way. Trying therapies and failing to convince her husband Leon, to stay with her in Bulgaria, Elena develops a theatre program for orphans.

Elena is an inspired theater director who loses her ability to have children at the age of 32. Trying therapies to get pregnant and failing to convince her husband Leon, 50, to stay with her in Bulgaria and to keep trying, Elena develops a successful life-transforming theater program for orphans. She is invited to do the same in Kenya, where the number of orphans is massive at the same time, when Leon proposes her to start IVF with donated egg cells. Elena has to choose between her dream of having a child of her own and helping thousands of orphans to start dreaming. Finding her own way, Elena will re-define the word "mother". Inspired by a true story.

Details

Keywords
  • husband
  • infertility
  • kenya
  • motherhood
  • bulgarian
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Jan 12, 2023
Countries of origin Germany Bulgaria Croatia Poland
Official sites official web site
Language English Swahili Bulgarian Masai
Filming locations Bulgaria
Production companies Focus Media MQ Pictures Ltd.

Box office

Budget $1100000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 57m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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