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synopsis

Director Diana Fabiánová's documentary offers an exceptionally intimate look at the topic of open relationships. The film does not reflect much on the social debate surrounding this issue, but instead replaces it with a personal story that shows what unexpected factors can come into play in such a marital agreement. The filmmaker turned the camera directly on herself and her family and documented how she and her partner are managing to live in a partnership with shifted “boundaries of fidelity.” She and her husband film many situations with a handheld camera, which allows us to get to the heart of their several years of experimentation with other sexual partners. The film, which is accompanied by the director's monologue and primarily follows her perspective, ultimately deals with the question of honesty in marriage, but also with identity, inherited patterns of behaviour, and the meaning of the nuclear family as such. In connection with the film and its title, Fabiánová also talks about the topic of setting and breaking boundaries between romantic partners.

“The definition of infidelity depends on what the couple agrees constitutes infidelity for them.” — Diana Fabiánová

Source: Forbes

biography

Diana Fabiánová (born 1979) is a Slovak director who completed her postgraduate studies at the Spanish film school ESCAC. Her feature debut, The Moon Inside You (2009), on the subject of menstruation, premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival. She returned to the subject in her medium-length film Monthlies (2014).

film details

director:	Diana Fabiánová
producer:	Lucia Zubáková, Diana Fabiánová, Silvia Panáková
script:	Phil Jandaly , Diana Fabiánová