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Berlin Premiere

9-Month Contract

Ketevan Vashagashvili / Georgia, Bulgaria, Germany / 2025 / 79 min

Nine months of pregnancy for $14,000. For Zhana, this is the only way to give her daughter a better life. In Tbilisi’s unregulated surrogacy market, Zhana rents out her body to survive, hiding the truth from her growing child. As her health deteriorates, she spirals deeper into a cycle of exploitation. Shot over several years, this intimate, fearless film captures a mother’s boundless love in a system willing to consume it.

Credits

Year 2025
Production Countries Georgia, Bulgaria, Germany
Runtime 79 min
FSK Not rated
Language Georgian
Subtitle English
Premiere Status Berlin Premiere
Director Ketevan Vashagashvili
Producers Anna Khazaradze, Nino Chichua, Martichka Bozhilova, Sylvia Nagel
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