Standing Still
2023-07-04 · 27 min · Not rated
An adult daughter must defy her mother in order to find a way out from binding stereotype and search for her own freedom.
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- Directors
- Monika Mahútová
- Production companies
- FTF VŠMU
- Countries
- Slovakia
- Status
- Released
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Éva Bandor
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