The Princess of Egypt (2013)

Director
Jan Forsström

Main cast
Emmi Parviainen; Luna Leinonen Botero; Ylva Ekblad; Mazdak Nassir; Bahram Peivastegan

Genres
Drama

Description
Marja tries to make ends meet by taking night shifts in a newspaper delivery service, apparently mostly carried out by foreigners. During the day, she sleeps and strives to raise her little daughter as best as she can. As a single parent and lacking a solid income, life is a constant struggle. Things are about to go from bad to worse when she meets her ex-boyfriend whose obsessive demeanour about whether he is the father of Marja´s child will drive her to the edge of sanity.


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