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The Blessing

2009 · 75 min

A quiet, emotionally raw chamber piece that immerses you in a new mother's fragile state and the tense, familiar patterns of a difficult family relationship.

Overview
Overwhelmed and extra-sensitive, Katrine has a hard time coping when her more relaxed boyfriend, Andreas, takes a business trip just days after the birth of their first child. The fussy baby has difficulty breastfeeding, and vulnerable, insecure Katrine feels like a failure. When Katrine’s emotionally withholding mother Lise consents to stay for a few days, the two quickly fall into what are clearly familiar dysfunctional behavior patterns.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • family
  • isolation
  • identity
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Heidi Maria Faisst
Written by
Heidi Maria Faisst
Starring
Lærke Winther, Mads Riisom, Solbjørg Højfeldt, Tina Gylling Mortensen, Benedikte Hansen, Vibeke Hastrup, Madeline Bratt Solis, Tristan Vridstoft
Runtime
75 min
Country
Denmark
Languages
Danish

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