A Bastard Child
24/02/2017
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.
Documentary
Animation
History
Movie Information
Inga Landgré
as Narrator (voice)
Lo Lander Rosén
as Hervor
Frida Sandberg
as Ada
Viktor Lander
as Valler
Magnus Nilsson Mäki
as herr Debaut
Elvira Lander
as fru Debaut
