Sofia and Louise are two midwives starting out their careers after five years of training. They soon find themselves faced with the challenges of daily hospital life. Friends for life against all odds, they dive headlong into this world where they're confronted with fundamental situations: birth, motherhood and sometimes death. Will their friendship and vocation withstand such a storm?
Filmmaker Léa Fehner presents a sensitive and searing exposé of an underfinanced health system, and the many facets of a key profession that is too often undervalued. Capturing moments large and small with a camera that, like the midwives, rarely pauses, the director brings us closer to the daily life of the entire staff.
Filmography: Ogres (2022), Silent Voices (2016).