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Mother
Narrative
Director's Choice • 2026
29 min
Toruń, Poland
Paulina is out on parole after serving a prison sentence for the murder of her husband Andrzej in self-defense. She returns to her hometown to find her 11-year-old son Nikodem. Jadwiga, Paulina's mother-in-law who takes care of Nikodem, does not want Paulina to see her son Nikodem, as she is still grieving the loss of her own son, Andrzej.