The 75th annual Berlin Film Festival begins today, and Jury president Todd Haynes has quite the crop of competition titles to choose from. New films by Richard Linklater, Radu Jade, Hong Sang-soo, Lucile Hadžihalilović, and the duo Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani, among others, all vie for the Golden Bear this year. Will there be an early favorite for Berlinale’s top prize after its first weekend?
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If not, then all eyes should be on Johanna Moder‘s “Mother’s Baby,” which has its world premiere in competition next week. Known for sociopolitical films like “High Performance” and “Once Were Rebels,” Moder’s latest is a twisty domestic drama that explores the anxieties of motherhood, and The Playlist has an exclusive clip of the film ahead of its world premiere.
Here’s an official synopsis for “Mother’s Baby,” courtesy of The Match Factory:
40-year-old Julia, a successful conductor, and her partner Georg are longing for a child when Dr. Vilfort offers them hope. Julia becomes pregnant after successful treatment at the fertility doctor’s clinic. The birth does not go as planned and the baby is immediately taken away, leaving Julia in the dark about what has happened. When finally reunited with the child, Julia feels strangely distant. She begins to doubt whether it is really her child.
“Mother’s Baby” stars Marie Leuenberger, Hans Löw, Claes Bang, and Julia Franz Richter. Moder directs a script by herself and Arne Kohlwahler. Sabine Moser and
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“Mother’s Baby” has its world premiere at Berlinale next week on February 18. Keep up with The Playlist’s coverage of the festival to see if snags any awards. Watch an exclusive clip from the new film below.
