Trouble in Paradise – The Myth of Motherhood
Maternity is instinctive or is it a social construction? How can a period surrounded by expectations of happiness and achievement be, at the same time, such an anticlimax, so exhausting and melancholy? A director-mother talks to other mothers about the maternal instinct, guilt and loneliness, reflecting on the complexities and riches of maternity.
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Trouble in Paradise – The Myth of Motherhood
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 3, 2024
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Incondicional: o Mito da Maternidade
Production Companies
Bananeira Filmes
Director
Patricia Froes
Description
Maternity is instinctive or is it a social construction? How can a period surrounded by expectations of happiness and achievement be, at the same time, such an anticlimax, so exhausting and melancholy? A director-mother talks to other mothers about the maternal instinct, guilt and loneliness, reflecting on the complexities and riches of maternity.