Äideistä parhain

Sep 30 2005 Not Rated 1h 51m
Drama, War

1943: Nine-year-old Eero whose father is killed during the war is brought to Sweden to foster parents to his protection like thousands of other Finnish children. Eero feels lost, particularly as his foster mother Signe behaves very unfriendly. She was expecting a little girl and still mourns for her daughter who drowned in the sea.

Plot

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 - Som om jag inte fanns (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

Veikko Aaltonen, Heikki Hietamies, Jimmy Karlsson

Directed by

Klaus Härö

Cast

Topi Majaniemi, Marjaana Maijala, Maria Lundqvist

Crew

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Production Countries

Finland, Sweden

Production Companies

Omega Film & Television, HOBAB, Matila Röhr Productions (MRP), Film i Skåne

Languages

svenska, suomi

Awards

16 wins & 10 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
4,710
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA