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Lykke Post Partum

  • Karen Helene Haugaard, Alexe Landgren
  • 86 min
  • Sweden
  • 2025
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Life on an idyllic horse farm in Skåne crumbles in a poignant yet hopeful family drama about the struggle with postpartum depression.

After a traumatic delivery of her second child, Lykke develops postpartum depression. As her condition deepens, the challenges of everyday life become increasingly overwhelming. Her husband, a frequently absent pilot, tries to support her, but his efforts only seem to have the opposite effect. Gradually, the family’s life begins to fall apart. In their feature film debut, directors Alexe Landgren and Karen Helene Haugaard deliver a profound and moving portrayal of the vulnerability of motherhood, the alienation a mother can feel toward her own child, and the struggle to find a path to healing and recovery.

- Tobias Åkesson

Language
Swedish, Danish, English
Subtitles
English
Original title
Lykke Post Partum
  • Drama
  • Landsbygd
  • Familj
Directors
Karen Helene Haugaard, Alexe Landgren
Producers
Karen Helene Haugaard, Alexe Landgren
Screenplay
Karen Helene Haugaard, Alexe Landgren
Cinematographers
Sara Söderberg, Anders Ahlgren
Editors
Kim Sundbeck, Alexe Landgren
Music
Aramis Silvereke
Cast
Sofie Topp-Duus, Olof Yassin, Flora Tingvold Aaberg, Valde Tegstam