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Dolls Can't Cry

Synopsis

Seven years ago, Faith dumped her rape child on her sister. Now, pregnant with a second child, she desperately wants her daughter back. But, her boyfriend and her sister have conspired to have the girl adopted. Agoraphobic and bordering on the edge of sanity, Faith's seemingly hopeless attempts to win her daughter's trust result in disaster. Haunted by demons and unable to accept her past or her present, Faith's only solace is a childhood dollhouse, a fantasy space where 'bad things never happen'. A place where she plays at being a real mother. Luring her daughter into this make-believe world, the dolls begin to reveal themselves as thin veil covering the shocking secrets of her past. With reality crashing in on her, she finally has to face the truth about herself. A revelation that will transform her life.

Thrown straight into the emotional turmoil of the Faith's fragmented and disturbing world, the narrative gradually reveals itself as the pieces fit together. Told in a distinctive visual style through Faith's distorted perspective, we experience her anger, horror, fear, pain, and finally joy as she battles to be a real mother.
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Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Features
Running time
83min
Format
HDCAM
Director
Aleksandra Czenczek
Producer
Alistair Ayres
Editor
Marcin Erol, Aleksandra Czenzek
Screenwriter
Alistair Ayres, Aleksandra Czenczek
Director of Photography
Tomek Borokowski
Production Designer
Annalisa Andriani
Sound
Nico Metten
Composer
Jordan Gilmour
Principal cast
Lara Belmont, Eden Nathenson, Daniel Sommerford, Barbara Joslyn

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Modalfish Productions Ltd

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