Against All Odds (2011 film)

[3] The long term documentary stretching over four years puts three Swiss teenage mothers, their characters and their ups and downs into the spotlight and lets them voice their emotions, wishes and dreams.

Jasmine's situation on the other hand forces her to give up her child to the children's home during the week in order to be able to complete her education.

Jennifer and her friend Mwathi used to be the perfect couple but as soon as their daughter is born their love falls apart and there is no relying on the young father.

The journalist Bettina Spoerri from the Neue Zürcher Zeitung for example said that the protagonists were "tough but also very vulnerable young people who are looking for their path."

"[6] Irene Genhart from the Zürcher Landzeitung wrote that the "loose juxtaposition" of the three stories was the strength of the film because it enables the viewer "to prescind and to draw parallels."