To Remember or to Forget

A quiet, emotionally wrenching Soviet drama about a mother's terrible choice and its long aftermath, told with restrained intensity.

Directed by

Janis Streics

Genres

Drama

Starring

Lyudmila Chursina, Girts Jakovlevs, Dzidra Ritenberga

Overview

Nina and Nikolai Jansoni seem to have everything: successful careers, a comfortable home and a car. When Nina gives birth despite doctors’ warnings, a tragic mix-up leads her to believe that her baby has died. Afraid to tell her husband the truth, she accepts another child as her own. When the mistake is eventually uncovered, Nina rejects her biological child, who is taken in by a nurse, Inta. Years later, her dormant maternal feelings awaken, and Nina sets out to reclaim the child she once gave up.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Parenthood, guilt, family, identity

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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