Supporting Act

The social contract is non-negotiable. The woman must be a mother. The woman must be desirable. The woman must be a caregiver. When Anna gives birth, she surrenders completely to motherhood,reshaping her body, identity and purpose, shielding herself fromthe burden of her own desires. But as her marriage crumbles andher children grow independent, she needs a new role. An affair withan ageing writer, Ivan, offers her a new narrative, a way to rewriteherself. But no role lasts forever, and sooner or later Anna mustconfront the woman beneath the performance.