37-year-old Marta gets married and wants to have a baby. But her toxic relationship with overbearing mother complicates her life in many ways.
Social & External
The people behind it
Joanna Orleańska
Marta
Łukasz Simlat
Jacek
Ewa Wiśniewska
Marta's Mother
Andrzej Seweryn
Andrzej Milewski
Henryk Talar
Professor
Małgorzata Wiśniewska-Niemirska
Marta's Aunt
Jacek Braciak
Władysław Kowalski
Physician
Dariusz Niebudek
Gynecologist
Agnieszka Wosińska
Andrzej's Wife
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