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Mother of Mine

Original title: Äideistä parhain
  • 20052005
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
4.5K
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Mother of Mine (2005)
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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... Read allDuring 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 ... Read allDuring 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 ... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
4.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Klaus Härö
  • Writers
    • Veikko Aaltonen(based on a screenplay by)
    • Heikki Hietamies(novel)
    • Jimmy Karlsson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Topi Majaniemi
    • Marjaana Maijala
    • Maria Lundqvist
  • Director
    • Klaus Härö
  • Writers
    • Veikko Aaltonen(based on a screenplay by)
    • Heikki Hietamies(novel)
    • Jimmy Karlsson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Topi Majaniemi
    • Marjaana Maijala
    • Maria Lundqvist
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 16 wins & 10 nominations

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    Topi Majaniemi
    • Eero Lahti
    Marjaana Maijala
    Marjaana Maijala
    • Kirsti Lahti - Eeron äiti
    Maria Lundqvist
    Maria Lundqvist
    • Signe Jönsson - äiti Ruotsissa
    Michael Nyqvist
    Michael Nyqvist
    • Hjalmar Jönsson - isä Ruotsissa
    Esko Salminen
    Esko Salminen
    • Eero Lahti - nykyaika
    Aino-Maija Tikkanen
    • Kirsti Lahti - nykyaika
    Kari-Pekka Toivonen
    • Lauri - Eeron isä
    Brasse Brännström
    Brasse Brännström
    • Isoisä Ruotsissa
    Penny Elvira Loftéen
    • Siv - naapurintyttö
    Ia Langhammer
    Ia Langhammer
    • Anna
    Leif Andrée
    Leif Andrée
    • Gunnar
    Marie Göranzon
    Marie Göranzon
    • Rouva Grevnäs
    Åsa Persson
    • Opettajatar
    Gustav Wiklund
    • Pappi
    Patrick Henriksen
    • Tuomas - kotiavustaja
    Marina Motaleff
    • Lotta laivassa
    Timo Tuominen
    • Saksalainen upseeri
    Jukka Puotila
    • Radioääni Carl-Erik Creutz
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Klaus Härö
    • Writers
      • Veikko Aaltonen(based on a screenplay by)
      • Heikki Hietamies(novel)
      • Jimmy Karlsson(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Like the main character Eero, writer Heikki Hietamies was a war-child and was evacuated from Finland to Skåne, Sweden.
    • Soundtracks
      Kaunis Satu Vain
      Written by Georg Malmstén & Roine Richard Ryynänen

      Performed by Georg Malmstén

      © Warner-Chappell Music Finland

    User reviews21

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    9/10
    Beautiful!!
    This movie is amazing as it is simply beautiful. Never a movie I have seen with such a delicate subject made into big screen so beautifully. Its a story of a kid who has to leave his mother to be safe from bombing and gets into another country to other parents who lost their child in some accident. The kids longing for his own mother and in time love for his new mother is depicted amazingly by the child, he is absolutely brilliant kid actor. Also brilliant acting by both the women in the central character's and also the kid's new father is superb in his role. The movie shows how the war has affected everyone using a simple story yet based on some true events of evacuating kids to a safer land, removing them from their birth parents. Its a very touching movie. I am actually beginning to love foreign language movies for their excellent depiction of human nature in a very caring and sensitive ways.
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    • Nov 12, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 30, 2005 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Finland
      • Sweden
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Finland)
    • Languages
      • Finnish
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • Den bästa av mödrar
    • Filming locations
      • Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden(Exterior)
    • Production companies
      • Matila Röhr Productions (MRP)
      • Omega Film & Television AB
      • Film i Skåne
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €2,900,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,851,888
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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