Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Topi Majaniemi | ... | Eero Lahti |
Marjaana Maijala | ... | Kirsti Lahti - Eeron äiti | |
Maria Lundqvist | ... | Signe Jönsson - äiti Ruotsissa | |
Michael Nyqvist | ... | Hjalmar Jönsson - isä Ruotsissa | |
Esko Salminen | ... | Eero Lahti - nykyaika | |
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Aino-Maija Tikkanen | ... | Kirsti Lahti - nykyaika |
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Kari-Pekka Toivonen | ... | Lauri - Eeron isä |
Brasse Brännström | ... | Isoisä Ruotsissa | |
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Penny Elvira Loftéen | ... | Siv - naapurintyttö |
Ia Langhammer | ... | Anna | |
Leif Andrée | ... | Gunnar | |
Marie Göranzon | ... | Rouva Grevnäs | |
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Åsa Persson | ... | Opettajatar |
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Gustav Wiklund | ... | Pappi |
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Patrick Henriksen | ... | Tuomas - kotiavustaja |
During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. From the award-winning Klaus Härö (Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2002)), "Mother of Mine" tackles that painful patch of history in a tale of 9-year-old Eero, a child who increasingly feels abandoned by his biological Finnish mother and yet not attached to his Swedish surrogate mom. When he is returned to Finland, his confusion intensifies. Written by Anonymous
I used to think that it's silly to cry over something like a movie and that it's only girls that do so - until now. I felt like being torn apart when realizing the pain Signe felt when she realized that there was nothing in the world she could do to keep Eero.
It was beautiful to see the development of the bond between Signe and Eero, and it made the outcome so hard to bear. It was easy to understand how deep wounds were left in the souls of the Finnish children that were sent to "safety" in Sweden during WWII.
This is a film everybody should see. It shows a depth I have NEVER seen on the movie screen.
Thank you Klaus Haro!