Prgišče življenja

Slovenski opis filma:

JUST A HANDFUL OF LIFE / NUR EINE HANDVOLL LEBEN / GER / 2016/ TV Režija: Franziska Meletzky / Scenarij: Henriette Piper / Igrajo: Annette Frier, Christian Erdmann, Aleen Jana Kötter, Samuel Weiss, Katharina Schmalenberg, Ella Frey, Uta-Maria Schütze, Manuela Alphons, Moritz Führmann... Družinska drama… Thomas in Annette Winterhoff sta ločenca, ki sta se spet poročila. Vsak že ima otroka iz prejšnjih zvez, toda rojstvo njunega skupnega otroka naj bi družino samo izpopolnilo… In to navkljub znakom, ki kažejo, da nosečnost ni gladka in tudi Anette ni več med najmlajšimi… Vendar sta oba starša pripravljena tvegati in upata na najboljše. Toda na enem izmed pogostih zdravniških pregledov je Annettin otrok diagnosticiran s trisomijo 18, redko gensko boleznijo kromosomov, ki pri novorojenčkih navadno zgodaj povzroči smrt. Thomas, tudi sam zdravnik, je prepričan, da bo hotela Annette splaviti tudi zaradi njune desetletne hčerke Eve, ki bi jo zgodnja smrt toliko želene sestrice ali bratca najbrž potrla in zaznamovala… Annette pa se odloči drugače; hoče obdržati otroka, v 21 tednu nosečnosti mu celo izbere ime in v mislih je že dekorirala njegovo otroško sobo… Ob takšnih trenutkih se počuti dobro in dobre občutke hoče deliti tudi s svojimi najbližjimi… Pričakovanje težko hendikepiranega novorojenčka se zdi kot čustveni izpit za vso družino; nihče jim ne zna svetovati, kaj je zanje najbolje; ali je tudi kratko življenje vredno živeti? In kako bo z njihovo družino, ko bo ugasnilo? …

Originalni opis filma:

Thomas and Annette Winterhoff are a modern patchwork family - both having a child of the first marriage. The birth of a common child is about to make their lives just perfect. And even though Annette's pregnancy is believed to be high-risky, they are both taken by complete surprise when their unborn child is diagnosed with trisomy 18. Thomas, a doctor himself, is soon sure he doesn't want the baby, also because he doesn't want to harm his 10-year-old daughter Eva from the certain loss of the so long wished-for sister. Annette, however, still wants her baby, which she has already named in the 21st week of pregnancy, whose room she has already decorated in her mind and which at the moment feels good and right. The young family sees itself face to face to an emotional real test. There is no one who could advice Annette or Thomas on what is best for them and their family, whether a short life is a life worth living, nor how the family is going to deal with each one of the alternatives. A difficult decision process gets started, on which end certainly one thing has evolved: a family!