Growing Up

Growing Up

80 mins | Documentary | Dec. 1, 2017

An intimate portrait of a newborn baby boy Tibor and his two mothers, Daja and Jedrt, who fight against the social discrimination of their family. They are the only homosexual parents to have taken an active part in the campaign for the same-sex marriage referendum that took place in Slovenia. The challenge of motherhood was exacerbated by Daja and Jedrt's political opponents, who have publicly accused them of paedophilia and labelled their relationship as unnatural.

Growing Up

80 mins | Documentary | Dec. 1, 2017

Growing Up
An intimate portrait of a newborn baby boy Tibor and his two mothers, Daja and Jedrt, who fight against the social discrimination of their family. They are the only homosexual parents to have taken an active part in the campaign for the same-sex marriage referendum that took place in Slovenia. The challenge of motherhood was exacerbated by Daja and Jedrt's political opponents, who have publicly accused them of paedophilia and labelled their relationship as unnatural.
Producers Slovenian Film Fund
Original title Odraščanje
Directors Dominik Mencej, Siniša Gačić
Writers