Audition

Nilo is a feminist writer, living an orderly life with her husband and 13-year-old daughter Laura. When her irresponsible sister Maya, whose projects constantly tend to bomb, both "kidnaps" Nilo's Volvo and daughter and heads south, Nilo tags along. The goal of the trip is Portugal, where the sisters’ complicated mother recently diagnosed with cancer lives, together with Maya’s son, who it has finally become time to take responsibility for.

Forced to leave her baby daughter with the child’s father, young mother Esther is caught in desperation and longing. Through the night she chases touch and comfort, seeking ways to hold on to who she loves the most.

A group of actors who have gotten tired of the patriarchal theatre institutions, are rehearsing an ”unconventional” version of Euripides Medea. When they get interrupted by a group of teenage girls they need to realize that they might not be as progressive as they think.

Where the summer night slowly pivots to morning there are meetings of unexpected magic. Baby takes us on a captivating and fast-paced journey through the streets of Stockholm where tomorrow will not be as expected for new acquaintances made at night.