META Film Fest: Hold My Hand

Masha is over forty, and she is pregnant. The event is long-awaited and joyful - she and her husband really want children. A visit to the perinatal center casts doubt on the possibility of having a healthy baby – tests show a high risk of having a child with the Down syndrome. Both Masha and her husband are confused and depressed, and the doctor suggests a risky medical test which will indicate for sure whether there are deviations in the fetus. Masha does not want to take risk because she is afraid of miscarriage, and her husband, on the contrary, is afraid to keep the pregnancy and become the father of a disabled child. It is not known what decision they would have made in the end if they had not been stuck in the elevator with a young Lisa who is going into labor right there. Masha pulls herself together and helps the girl, delivers her baby while Boris is completely confused and helpless. After leaving the elevator Masha decides to avoid the risky test and keep the pregnancy despite the risk. Masha breaks up with Boris. In due time Masha gives birth to a healthy baby