Lisa Walde

Anyu - or how Stálin lost his nose

Lisa Walde

Anyu (mother) A long time ago in eastern europe the turmoil following a revolt against soviet occupation leads to the separation of a small child and her mother. While the mother is forced to flee the country, her daughter is raised by a bunch of precocious geese. After 5 years of separation the child get ́s on its way to meet the mother in the exile to stand face to face to her like a stranger. Anyu, which means mother in hungarian, is a story about the inner life of a refugee child. Anyu is also a story about a mother and her dichotomy between the societal role deemed as responsible for reproduction work and the willingness to avouch for freedom and taking part in a revolt.