THE ORIGIN OF THE WORLD
drama, feature | post-production phase
a Hungarian-German-French co-production
by
Borbála Nagy
SYNOPSIS
In Paris, Adél faces an unwanted pregnancy. In Budapest, Nóra hides that she and her husband are trying to adopt a child. In Berlin, Becky confronts her family about her plans to become a single mother.
Pushed to the edge, these three women in their forties are about to determine the course of their future lives. Each protagonist grapples with an initial problem - be it abortion, infertility or single parenting. However, their perceived solutions only create more complex conflicts.
The story questions how free they truly are to live the lives they desire. Are they judged by society for their choices, or is their self-made cage the real barrier?
CREW
director, writer
producer
co-producer
co-producer
co-producer
cinematographer
editor
production designer
costume designer
sound
production manager
first assistant director
unit manager
second assistant director
art director
Borbála Nagy
Petra Iványi
Margarita Amineva-Jester
Julie Paratian
Daria Wichmann
Moritz Friese
László Dunai
Gréta Melicher
Hajnalka Bognár
Tamás Bohács
Sári Péli
Gergely Apjok
Ádám Zsíros
Edina Galgócz
Szonja Füredi
CAST
Vera Sipos
Rozália Székely
Orsolya Török-Illyés
Zoltán Schmied
Bea Lass
Kati Zsurzs
György Lugosi
Anne-Sophie Marie
Mouloud Ayad
Nóra
Becky
Adél
Roland
Erika
Eszter
Józsi
Anaïs
Rami
PROGRAMMES & AWARDS
Borbála Nagy
director, writer
Borbála's short films have demonstrated her unique ability to address audiences and bring topical subjects to film.
Her previous work Land of Glory has won the German Short Film Award and the top prize at Hungary's most prestigious short film festival, Friss Hús.
She was also invited by the Cannes Film Festival to participate in their first film residency programme and developed the script for The Origin of the World with their help.
“We don't talk enough about the unconventional stories of motherhood.
My film fills this gap by presenting three fates related to the same theme. The three protagonists represent the female body and the possibilities that lie within it.”