“Everybody seems to know what a good mother should and shouldn’t do. And if she fails, massive moral sanctions are the consequence, unlike fathers in the same positions,” says filmmaker Maria Speth. “But social reality is full of mothers who fail to fulfill their role the way society expects them to.” Using this idea as a starting point, Speth tells the story of Rita, a single mother of five, struggling to create the family she never had herself. 2007, Germany/Belgium/Switzerland, 35mm, in German and French with English subtitles, 125 minutes.

Women with Vision 2008: Past/Present sponsored by

Support for Women with Vision is generously provided by Elizabeth Redleaf.
Additional support provided by the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota.

“Everybody seems to know what a good mother should and shouldn’t do. And if she fails, massive moral sanctions are the consequence, unlike fathers in the same positions,” says filmmaker Maria Speth. “But social reality is full of mothers who fail to fulfill their role the way society expects them to.” Using this idea as a starting point, Speth tells the story of Rita, a single mother of five, struggling to create the family she never had herself. 2007, Germany/Belgium/Switzerland, 35mm, in German and French with English subtitles, 125 minutes.

Women with Vision 2008: Past/Present sponsored by

Support for Women with Vision is generously provided by Elizabeth Redleaf.
Additional support provided by the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota.