Mother of Mine
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Klaus Haro
Esko Salminen
Michael Nyqvist
Maria Lundqvist
Marjaana Maijala
Topi Majaniemi
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Synopsis
Recounts a momentous event in Finnish history. During World War II, eighty thousand children were sent to neighbouring Sweden and Denmark for their protection. Alienated and unfamiliar with the language, these refugees were forced to live through the war without their parents and with little news from home. Eero, who, as a nine-year-old boy, is sent to rural Sweden by his mother following the death of her husband. As if the abrupt transition was not traumatic enough, Eero's new family doesn't exactly welcome him: his surrogate mother Signe, who was hoping for a girl to help her around the house, is infuriated. The kids at his school think he's weird, and mock him when he hides from a passing plane that reminds him of the bombings back home. What's more, Signe only gives Eero the letters from his family that she feels are appropriate. Eero begins to act out, which only makes matters much worse.
Director
Klaus Haro
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Winner of the 2005 Satellite Award for Best Foreign Film by the International Press Academy (IPA).
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States January 2006
Released in United States on Video August 7, 2007
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 5-16, 2006.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 25-June 18, 2006.
Based on the novel "Aideista Parhain" written by Heikki Hietamies.
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 25-June 18, 2006.)
Released in United States January 2006 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 5-16, 2006.)
Released in United States on Video August 7, 2007
