Autumn's Child
Emilia's dream becomes a
nightmare when the midwife finds she can't love her own child.
As a midwife, Emilia is
always helping women through pregnancy and birth into a new challenging phase
of their lives. Now, it's her own turn. She and her husband Christoph are
expecting their first child in a few weeks. Emilia prepares for the baby with
professional ease and routine. She's happy and looking forward to the baby. But
then things start to go wrong. Instead of giving birth at home, she's taken to
the hospital. From the very first moment, she somehow feels unable to love her
own child. She suddenly feels out of place in their small town home. Everyone
seems strange to her: Her happy mother-in-law, a non-conformist hippie, her
neighbor Gretel, who's raising five kids right along with her farm animals. And
her loving husband, for whom life could be so perfect, singing in the church
choir with his family. Emilia slides ever deeper into postnatal depression,
endangering her life and her baby's.
Key Information
| Original Title | Herbstkind |
| Genre |
Fiction/Drama |
| Produced by: | Bavaria Fernsehproduktion for BR and Das Erste |
| Year Of Production | 2012 |
| Duration | 01h30h00h00 min |
| Country Of Origin | Germany |
| Language Versions | German [OV] |
Cast & Crew
| Director/s | Petra K. Wagner |
| Cast | Katharina Wackernagel Felix Klare Saskia Vester Heinz Hoenig Lena Stolze Monika Baumgartner |
| Producer/s | |
| Writer/s | Ariela Bogenberger Petra K. Wagner |