The story is set in the 2000 accident at Baia Mare, against the Danube river, where cyanide was dumped in the river during a mining operation. The mother-child relationship is a metaphor for the river and the fish; Baia Mare, in Germany is known as "Frauenbach" - the "Woman River". The fish and other animals living in the river are its "children".
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