
Synopsis
Overwhelmed and extra-sensitive, Katrine has a hard time coping when her more relaxed boyfriend, Andreas, takes a business trip just days after the birth of their first child. The fussy baby has difficulty breastfeeding, and vulnerable, insecure Katrine feels like a failure. When Katrine’s emotionally withholding mother Lise consents to stay for a few days, the two quickly fall into what are clearly familiar dysfunctional behavior patterns.
- Director
- Heidi Maria Faisst
- Writers
- Heidi Maria Faisst
- Original title
- Velsignelsen
- Original language
- Danish
- Countries
- Denmark
- Production
- Zentropa Entertainments
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