Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter

“The first time my mother asked me “How exactly is it that we’re related ?”, I was really shocked. I didn’t know what to say. I was ashamed to just say “I’m your daughter”. I was afraid that if I did, it would upset her terribly to realize that she had forgotten.” (Deborah Hoffmann) The film chronicles the various stages of a mother’s Alzheimer’s disease and the evolution of a daughter’s response to the illness, until an acceptance which is finally liberating for both mother and daughter. Ultimetaly, it is an exploration of family relations, ageing, the meaning of memory, and love.