Mein Kind places an emotionally difficult family arrangement within the disruption of war. Christine Hartmann's drama examines surrogacy through the conflicting needs of the people involved, rather than treating it as an abstract debate.
Judith and Niclas seek a child through a surrogate in Ukraine. When war begins, Oksana flees to Munich while pregnant. The change creates pressures that their earlier agreement did not prepare them to handle. Expectations, responsibility and safety become entangled.
Lisa Maria Potthoff makes Judith's inner conflict convincing. Maximilian Brückner gives Niclas growing uncertainty, while Alina Danko makes Oksana's position deeply human. Her financial circumstances and emotional connection cannot be neatly separated.
Hartmann handles the story sensitively. Alexander Fischerkoesen's camera stays close to the characters, making the emotional strain immediate. The wider danger gives their private problem a scale beyond the family's original plans.
For me, the film's strength is its willingness to keep several perspectives in view. A longing for a child does not resolve questions about another person's needs, and the war makes those questions more urgent. Strong performances and careful direction create a challenging, affecting drama whose moral tensions remain rooted in the people experiencing them.