The Child
An intense relationship drama about a couple pushed to their limits on their quest to have a child.
Zane and Kaspars seem to have everything a happy couple could wish for, except a child. They have spent years trying to conceive, yet fertility tests offer no clear answers.
At 37, former professional swimmer Zane now coaches children and approaches infertility with an athlete’s determination. She tries everything from injections, vitamins and special diets to fertility clinics and even a healer who insists she can only conceive once she truly relaxes.
Kaspars, a well-known sports journalist, slowly comes to terms with the possibility that they may never have children and begins to believe that life can still be fulfilling without them. Zane, however, refuses to stop trying. Even as pregnancies and talk of abortion surround her, she remains convinced that her time will come.
Selected for Warsaw’s International Competition, Linda Olte’s intimate, meticulously researched drama explores infertility and the strain it places on a couple determined to stay together.
Edvinas Pukšta
Biography
Linda Olte (1978) is a Latvian director, writer, and editor. The focus of her creative path in film is tied to social issues, especially concerning families and children. Her work on the documentary “My Father the Banker” (2015) earned her a National Film Award for Best Editing. After many years of working in Latvian Television on several successful programs, series and shorts, her debut feature film “Sisters” (“Māsas”, 2022) premiered at the Warsaw International Film Festival. It won Best Film and the International FIPRESCI Jury Award. “Sisters” has been shown at many international festivals and received multiple awards. In 2023, she won the Latvian National Film Award for Best Director.
Filmography
Masas (2022), The Child (2026)
Award for Best Baltic Film, grant of 5000€ from Piletilevi
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