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Mother of Mine

Mother of Mine

20056.61h 51m

Overview

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.

Directed by Klaus Härö
Written by Heikki Hietamies, Veikko Aaltonen, Jimmy Karlsson
Produced by Ilkka Matila
Box OfficeBudget: $3.1MRevenue: $2.9M

Top Cast

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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

Aino-Maija Tikkanen

Kirsti Lahti - nykyaika

Leif Andrée

Leif Andrée

Gunnar

Marie Göranzon

Marie Göranzon

Rouva Grevnäs

G

Gustav Wiklund

Pappi

Kari-Pekka Toivonen

Kari-Pekka Toivonen

Lauri - Eeron isä

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookfinnish war childrenwar child

About Mother of Mine

Mother of Mine is a drama, war film released in 2005 exploring themes of based on novel or book, finnish war children, war child. Directed by Klaus Härö, it stars Topi Majaniemi, Marjaana Maijala, Maria Lundqvist. 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.

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