Against All Odds (2011)

Original title

Mit dem Bauch durch die Wand

Directed by

Anka Schmid

Genre

documentary film

Country

Switzerland

Runtime

1h 33m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows three teenage mothers, their children, and the fathers over four years. It shows how the girls mature into young women as they face the challenges of parenthood.

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What happens

Against All Odds (German: Mit dem Bauch durch die Wand, lit. 'With the belly through the wall') is a 2011 Swiss documentary film directed by Anka Schmid. The long term documentary accompanies three teenage mothers, their kids and the fathers during the course of four years. One can follow how the girls grow up to be young women. The documentary had its international premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival 2011 in the section Generations. The world premiere was in January 2011 at the Solothurn Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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