Synopsis : Forty-year-old Julia, a successful conductor, and her partner Georg are longing for a child when Dr. Vilfort, a fertility specialist with a private clinic, offers them hope with an experimental procedure. Julia becomes pregnant after successful treatment at the clinic. However, the birth does not go as planned and the baby is immediately taken away for additional treatment, leaving Julia and her husband in the dark about what has happened. When Julia is finally reunited with the child, she feels strangely distant. The baby’s presence puts a strain on their marriage as it becomes clear that Julia has doubts about whether the baby they have brought home is really hers.
Festival History : Berlin International Film Festival 2025
Director :
Johanna Moder
Producer :
Sabine Moser, Oliver Neumann
Screenplay :
Johanna Moder, Arne Kohlweyer
DOP :
Robert Oberrainer
Editor :
Karin Hammer
Cast :
Claes Bang, Hans Löwjulia, Franz Richter
The Austrian screenwriter and director made her feature film debut with High Performance (2014) which won the Audience Award at the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival. Her film Once Were Rebels (2022) premiered at the Zurich Film Festival where it won the Ecumenical Jury Prize. She directed the series School of Champions (2024) as well as the TV films Zeit zu beten and Ewig Dein (2025).