[Our translation/Google translate]
The debate surrounding surrogacy involves heated issues related to social inequality and women’s right to control their own bodies. Through intimate insights into the everyday life of Georgian Zhana, the candid documentary 9-MONTH CONTRACT gives us a deeper understanding of what it means to be a surrogate mother, and an unvarnished portrayal of modern poverty and pregnancy as a commercial service.
The film will be shown at 6:15 PM at Bergen Kino (KP10). Tickets for the film can be purchased through BIFF.
Panel discussion in Lillesalen at the Bergen Cultural Center from 8-9 PM with:
- Espen Gamlund, professor of philosophy and member of the Biotechnology Council
- Anne Christine Johannesen, doctor and leader of Bergen Women’s Rights Association
The discussion will be led by Svein Isungset Støve, senior advisor at Bioteknologirådet. PThe debate is free of charge and open to anyone interested, but will not be streamed.