Abjective

"On the edge of non-existence and hallucination, of a reality that, if I acknowledge it, annihilates me. There, abject and abjection are my safeguards." Julia Kristeva.

Cast

Annette Holzmann

as Mother

Nikolaus Firmkranz

as Father

Yolanda Gottfried

as Daughter

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