Variety ·entertainment ·3 hours ago

Georgian Documentary ‘9-Month Contract’ Follows a Surrogate Mother’s Harrowing Ordeal

Georgian director Ketevan Vashagashvili's debut documentary "9-Month Contract" won the Alternativa Film Festival's Spotlight Award, following surrogate mother Zhana's decade-long struggle to support her homeless daughter. The film examines surrogacy, motherhood and the commodification of women in Georgia, where surrogacy is legal but unregulated. Theatrical release in Georgia is scheduled.

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