HER MOTHERS

ANYÁIM TÖRTÉNETE

By Asia DÉR, Sári HARAGONICS

CAMPFILM - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2020

In this intimate tale of love and freedom, a lesbian couple contends with homophobia in increasingly radicalized Hungary as they struggle to create a family through adoption and to define their roles in motherhood.

Festivals
& Awards

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2020
Persister programme
Sarajevo Film Festival 2020
Competition Programme, Documentary Film
26th Chéries-Chéris LMBTQ Film Festival 2020
documentary competition
31. International Queer Film Festival | Lesbisch Schwule Filmtage Hamburg 2020
27th Minsk International Film Festival Listapad 2020
documentary competition
57th Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2020
offical competition
DocPoint - Helsinki Documentary Film Festival 2021
offical competition
Budapest International Documentary Festival 2021
Competition of Hungarian Films // Empire of Love Award: Special mention award in Competition of Hungarian films
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • HUNGARY
    • Languages
    • HUNGARIAN
    • Duration
    • 75 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Asia DÉR, Sári HARAGONICS
    • Producer(s)
    • Sára LÁSZLÓ (CAMPFILM), Marcell GERŐ (CAMPFILM), Noémi Veronika SZAKONYI (MATCH FRAME PRODUCTIONS KFT)
    • Synopsis
    • As Hungary’s political climate becomes increasingly radicalized, Virág, a former green politician, loses faith in the democratic parliament of Hungary and retires from politics. She and her musician partner Nóra decide to adopt a child and focus on building a family together. With a sensitive lens and close access, directors Asia Dér and Sári Haragonics follow the two women through their long and ultimately successful adoption process to bring home their young daughter of Roma origins. But tensions begin to rise between the two as Virág thrives in her role as mother and Nóra struggles to find her place within the family. As the rising tides of hate and homophobia in Hungary begin to overflow into their family, their lives hit a boiling point and they must face the difficult decision of whether to leave their country behind.