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Matka fok

A quiet, introspective character study that lingers on private longing and difficult choices, asking for patience and emotional attention rather than plot momentum.

Directed by
Agnieszka Trzos
Genres
Drama
Starring
Karolina Gorczyca, Mateusz Damięcki, Maria Mamona
Overview
Kaya is a seal trainer at a seal centre on the Baltic coast. Keeping it secret from the others, she decides to become a single mother through an IVF procedure with the sperm from an anonymous donor. She overcomes financial and ethical concerns, yet it turns out that it is too late – she is barren. Kaya faces a dilemma: should she adopt an egg cell of another woman?

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Directed by
Agnieszka Trzos
Genres
Drama
Starring
Karolina Gorczyca, Mateusz Damięcki, Maria Mamona
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • parenthood
    • identity
    • isolation
    • healing
    Places
    • countryside
    • sea
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Agnieszka Trzos
    Written by
    Agnieszka Trzos, Anna Janyska
    Starring
    Karolina Gorczyca, Mateusz Damięcki, Maria Mamona, Eliza Rycembel, Robert Gonera
    Country
    Poland, Finland
    Languages
    Polish

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