A Bastard Child
2017•11•57m•Released
DocumentaryAnimationHistory
In 1909, in an undemocratic Sweden, a bastard child is born and given the name of Hervor. Her mother is unmarried, due to which she is called a "whore' and is driven from her home. Hervor grows up at shelters and orphanages, unwanted, rejected by society. As an adult she spends her life struggling for social justice. In old age she tells us her story. Director Knutte Wester brings his grandmother's memories to life thought hand-painted animated images and has us witness someone being rejected in order to unite others. A story that all too often still repeating itself.
Director
Knutte Wester
Writer
Knutte Wester
Languages
Swedish
Studio
Bautafilm
Cast
Inga Landgré
Narrator (voice)
Lo Lander Rosén
Hervor
Frida Sandberg
Ada
Viktor Lander
Valler
Magnus Nilsson Mäki
herr Debaut
Elvira Lander
fru Debaut
Production
Company
Bautafilm
Producer
Therese Högberg
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