A Child of My Own
Maite Alberdi / Mexico / 2026 / 93 min
A young Mexican woman fakes her own pregnancy, but soon becomes a hostage to her own stories. An incredible story, told in an equally unusual way by the Oscar-nominated filmmaker Maite Alberdi.
Alejandra has a burning desire to become a mother. But even though she is happily married, the young couple is unable to conceive. The pressure from those around them and the expectations of a sceptical mother-in-law do not make things any easier. So when an unexpected opportunity suddenly arises to secretly adopt another woman’s unborn child, Alejandra makes a decision in an instant that will change her life: she pretends to be pregnant.
But how will she keep up the illusion for nine months in front of the doctors, her husband and the rest of the world? And will the other woman keep her part of the bargain when the time finally comes? Oscar-nominated filmmaker Maite Alberdi (‘The Eternal Memory’, CPH:DOX 2024) tells Alejandra’s incredible and deeply moving story in a way that is as unusual and full of twists as the story itself. How it happens – and how it ends – is something you have to experience for yourself.