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202322 minPGdocumentary

Family Dynamics Loneliness

Sonnenhof

202322 minPGdocumentary

In the Swiss countryside, Dijana seeks solace in her Serbian roots after her daughter Tatjana moves out, prompted by the arrival of gardener Ana.

Family Dynamics Loneliness

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Tatjana Fanny Honegger

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In the Swiss countryside, Dijana seeks solace in her Serbian roots after her daughter Tatjana moves out, prompted by the arrival of gardener Ana.

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Tatjana Fanny Honegger

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Dijana and Andreas find themselves alone in Sonnenhof, their idyllic estate in the Swiss countryside, since their daughter Tatjana has moved out. At the height of summer, the sudden arrival of their gardener Ana triggers a strange feeling of melancholy in Dijana, driving her to set off in search of her Serbian roots to find some degree of consolation.

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