Jan Forsström : 2013
The Princess of Egypt
Marja, 25, has built her life around her 7-year-old daughter Julia. Marja works at night so she can spend the days with Julia, playing and telling an ongoing fairytale about the princess of Egypt and her mother. The harmony is broken when they meet Kamaran, an Iranian immigrant and successful businessman, who suspects that he is Julia's father: Marja and Kamaran had a short fling years back, and afterwards Marja never told Kamaran about the pregnancy. Now Kamaran wants to get in contact with his presumed daughter. Together with his wife and brother, he starts to pressure Marja and she fears they'll try to kidnap Julia. Marja becomes more and more possessive, overwhelmed by the fear of losing Julia and ready for anything, just to make sure that her daughter will not be taken away from her. Inspired by true events, Jan Forsström's feature directorial debut is a touching drama about insecurity, fear and motherly love. His film received its international premiere at Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival 2013, and was the recipient of the Banca Popolare di Bergamo award at Bergamo Film Meeting 2014.
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