Astrid (actress Julia Jentsch), a famous comedian, is expecting her second child. In one of the visits at the doctor, she and her partner (Bjarne Maedel) are presented with the fact that their child will be born with congenital diseases. Astrid is confronted with a decision she has to make: to abort or to have the child. This drama is a strong and painfully frank portrait of a woman.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 42 min.
- Country, year
- Germany, 2016
- Genre
- Drama, Psychological
- Language
- German
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Anne Zohra Berrached
- Producers
- Burkhard Althoff
- Cast
- Julia Jentsch, Maria-Victoria Dragus, Bjarne Mädel, Johanna Gastdorf, Emilia Pieske
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Berlin International Film Festival
Director
Anne Zohra Berrached
Anne Zohwa Berrached is a German director. She has a degree in social education in Frankfurt and has studied film directing in the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy. Her second year movie "Saint & Whore" was invited in over 80 film festivals around the globe. In her third year she completed her first feature "Two Mothers", which premiered in the International Film Festival in Berlin (2013). "24 Weeks" is her second feature film.
