You're invited to join the Embassy of Switzerland in celebration of Film|Neu, Washington's annual festival of contemporary German language cinema, with new films from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Doors open at 1:30pm, Screening begins at 2:00pm

Semret (2022)

dir: Caterina Mona, 85 minutes

Semret is a single mother from Eritrea who works in a Zurich hospital and wants to become a midwife. She does everything she can to give her teenage daughter, Joe, a better life. When Joe insists on finding out more about her roots, Semret initially refuses to face her past. But after a false accusation at the hospital, she realizes she must stand up for her rights or risk losing everything she loves.

The film will be shown with English subtitles.