Uncomfortable Beings

Three sisters are emptying the family house to sell it. EMA (37), the youngest and most reliable among them, realizes while clearing out the house that she doesn't remember her childhood and starts clinging to her mother's belongings, hoping they will bring her answers. The middle sister, MEGI (42), decides to undergo genetic testing for cancer and asks her sisters for help with caring for her three children during her medical leave. The eldest sister, RUBI (49), promises to help but her free-spirited nature quickly shifts the entire burden onto Ema. Ema is in a loving relationship with MARKO (39), who begins to question their joint decision not to have children amid all these changes. Ema, who has built her entire adult identity on the decision never to be a mother, starts withdrawing from Marko and overly enjoys caring for her nieces and nephews. Her sister's recovery triggers a wave of guilt in her and drives her to a violent search for a sense of identity. Although, as a psychiatry resident, she helps her patients find and take responsibility for their feelings, Ema does not acknowledge her own vulnerability until her sisters force her to. Besides clearing out the family house, Ema also needs to make space within herself.