Ilija Volčeski

A miserable middle-aged office worker forced to take care of his impaired mother is brought to an eye-opening realization.

Three Macedonian women have to contend with control over their bodies, tradition, loyalty, pregnancy and adoption. They have not set out to change the world or society, but their struggle to become mothers makes them unlikely heroines. The three bittersweet stories, one medieval, two contemporary, mirror and contrast one another, exploring themes of love, trust and motherhood.

After the loss of his unborn child and estrangement from his wife, Job tries to find a new purpose in his life.

男性しか参加できない伝統儀式に紛れ込んで“幸せの十字架”を手にしたために糾弾されたヒロインが、女性というだけで様々な不利益を受けてきた理不尽な世の中に不満を爆発させ、幸せを求めて孤独な闘いを繰り広げるさまをユーモアを織り交ぜて描いた社会派ドラマ。主演はゾリツァ・ヌシェヴァ。監督はマケドニア出身の女性監督テオナ・ストゥルガル・ミテフスカ。 　北マケドニアの小さな街に暮らすペトルーニャは32歳の...