For Somebody Else

The controversial issue of surrogacy is at the heart of an intimate and carefully portrayed documentary that follows surrogate mothers and their pregnancies.

Surrogate motherhood is prohibited in Sweden and in many other countries, but in California the phenomenon is a growing industry. In For Somebody Else, we meet three women who for varying reasons have chosen to carry and give birth to the other people’s children. Director Sven Blume follows them in daily life; before, during and after pregnancy, and allows them to formulate and reflect over their choices. The result is a thought-provoking and intimate documentary about the trials and risks, but also about the satisfaction and joy they experience.

• Tobias Åkesson