24 Weeks

Name: 24 Weeks
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016
Duration: 103 min
Cast: Julia Jentsch, Bjarne Mädel, Johanna Gastdorf, Emilia Pieske, Maria Dragus

Anne Zohra Berrached20161h 43mDrama

Why we chose it

Anne Zohra Berrached tackles abortion not with a loud manifesto but with a careful look at one woman, a well-known comedian. She cast real doctors throughout the hospital and shot in close-up, almost like a documentary, and the film went on to compete at the Berlinale.

Synopsis

Astrid is a comedian who jokes about her pregnancy on stage. When a test in the sixth month shows the baby has Down’s syndrome, she and Markus decide they will cope. But a further test reveals a heart defect that will need surgery straight after birth. German law leaves the decision to the mother, and Markus believes it isn’t hers alone.