Gina(KINO)

Austria / 2024 / 98’

Nine-year-old Gina yearns for a stable family, fighting against the chaos of poverty and neglect that traps her pregnant mother Gitte and their fractured household. In a raw, multigenerational portrait, Gina’s resilience shines as she navigates a world of absent fathers and systemic indifference, determined to break free from her mother’s and grandmother’s cycles of despair. With sensitive performances and poetic visuals, Ulrike Kofler’s poignant debut captures a young girl’s fierce hope to rewrite her future, crafting a deeply moving tale of courage and longing for belonging.