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Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Directed by Mads Koudal

19 Min | Danish | Denmark | 2019 | Narrative
Short | Open Captions | Audio Description
Producer: Christopher Jermiin Anker, Martin Rasmussen | Writer: Mads Koudal | Cast: Ghita Nørby, Jeanne Rasmussen, Charlotte Fich, Mikkel Vadsholt
Drama, Family, Independent Living, motherhood

Birthe is 81 years old, and lives with her 55-year-old daughter Karen, who has Down syndrome. Birthe is struggling with dementia, and the local authority believes that she’s no longer capable of taking care of her daughter. 

Disabilities featured:

Dementia, Down Syndrome

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