Mother-in-law

As a single mother, Asa has always had a close relationship with her only son. But everything changes when her son finds a new partner who soon becomes pregnant. Asa tries hard to connect with her daughter-in-law, but the latter considers her behaviour inconsiderate. Asa faces the painful realisation that she is no longer the most important person in her son's life and finds herself sidelined. She is in danger of losing those closest to her and being left completely alone. This is the prelude to a gripping family drama in which Moa Herngren, with her exceptional feel for the psychology of interpersonal relationships, unfolds a story of motherly love, mutual misunderstanding and loneliness. The Mother-in-Law is a powerful story about the closest relationships we have, and how difficult it can be to maintain them when the roles we have taken for granted are broken and transformed. Recorded at Studio Chevaliere, directed by Helena Rytířová, sound by Zdeněk Rytíř.