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A Mother

Original title: Äiti
  • 20192019
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Jaana Saarinen in Äiti (2019)
  • Drama
Freed from prison, Eeva returns to her old home region to look for her grown-up daughter.Freed from prison, Eeva returns to her old home region to look for her grown-up daughter.Freed from prison, Eeva returns to her old home region to look for her grown-up daughter.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
144
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Samppa Batal
  • Writers
    • Samppa Batal
    • Krista Hannula
  • Stars
    • Jaana Saarinen
    • Matti Pajulahti
    • Helmi-Leena Nummela
Top credits
  • Director
    • Samppa Batal
  • Writers
    • Samppa Batal
    • Krista Hannula
  • Stars
    • Jaana Saarinen
    • Matti Pajulahti
    • Helmi-Leena Nummela
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    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Jaana Saarinen and Matti Pajulahti in Äiti (2019)
    Jaana Saarinen in Äiti (2019)
    Jaana Saarinen in Äiti (2019)
    Äiti (2019)
    Jaana Saarinen in Äiti (2019)

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    Jaana Saarinen
    • Eeva Lindströmas Eeva Lindström
    Matti Pajulahti
    • Kalleas Kalle
    Helmi-Leena Nummela
    • Maria Lindströmas Maria Lindström
    Liina Valtonen
    • Nuori Mariaas Nuori Maria
    Kaisla Kaltiokallio
    • Taapero-Mariaas Taapero-Maria
    Eeva Kilpi
    • Vauva-Mariaas Vauva-Maria
    Jonathan Hutchings
    • Hasseas Hasse
    Matti Onnismaa
    • Suomen paras salapoliisias Suomen paras salapoliisi
    Jouko Puolanto
    • Perhetuttuas Perhetuttu
    Annika Aapalahti
    • Tarjoilijaas Tarjoilija
    Mirja Oksanen
    • Virkailijaas Virkailija
    Eppu Pastinen
    • Siviilipalvelusmiesas Siviilipalvelusmies
    Pekka Lehtosaari
    • Hotellin huoltomiesas Hotellin huoltomies
    Jari Kuusisto
    • Pervoas Pervo
    Jaakko Hutchings
    Jaakko Hutchings
    • Mikaelas Mikael
    Lea Musone
    • Nainen kirkossaas Nainen kirkossa
    Pentti Heinonen
    • Mies kirkossaas Mies kirkossa
    Toni Pyökäri
    • Baarijamppa silmälaseissaas Baarijamppa silmälaseissa
    • Director
      • Samppa Batal
    • Writers
      • Samppa Batal
      • Krista Hannula
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This film titled 'Mother' ('Äiti' in the original Finnish) premiered in Finland on its Mother's Day in May 2019.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Everything in Between (2019)

    User reviews1

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    Top review
    6/10
    elokuvauutiset.fi by Niko Jutila
    I've taken the liberty by using Google Translate to translate the ONLY article by the Finnish movie critic Niko Jutila. It allows us to understand what's this movie is all about:

    The Mother (Original Finnish title: Äiti) tells the story of a woman played by Jaana Saarinen who has been in prison for the last few years for killing her husband. After reaching parole, she now begins to look for her adult daughter in her former hometown.

    Although it is not told in the film, the events are apparently set back in the past a few years ago - a time when information about every person could not be found on the internet. However, this is not an epoch: only the absence of smartphones and the old computer of the employment agency tells of the past, everything else is unmistakably present.

    Sometimes it's hard to tell if Mother is a tragicomedy glazed with plenty of black humor or just an unintentionally comic gloom. The very silent woman played by Saarinen has somehow ended up in the strangest small town in Finland, where all the people she meets are either crazy or exploitative. So the film is by no means credible or realistic, even if the filming style strives for it. As the film goes further and these problems start to pile up, the whole pack starts to fall apart. The same flaw was also in Äkära, and both would certainly have worked better as short films.

    The Mother has earned her praise on her own because she has a company and a clear potential in the perpetrators. Despite the obvious shortcomings of the film, Batal and his partners have tried to make just the right film and their own thing, and not just imitate American films. The role performances are good enough even for amateurs, and everything shows the sense of responsibility and serious attitude to their work, which is also needed in film making. "
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    • Mar 7, 2022

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 10, 2019 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • Finland
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • Finnish
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • Mor
    • Filming locations
      • Lohja, Finland
    • Production companies
      • Character House
      • Cinemanifest
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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