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Mother of Mine(Movie, 2005)

Original title: "Äideistä parhain" (Finnish/FI)
1h 51min | Genres: Drama, War
Mother of MineRating: 3.3/5 (with 1919 votes)
Mother of Mine (Finnish: Äideistä parhain, Swedish: Den bästa av mödrar) is a 2005 Finnish drama film directed by Klaus Härö. The film is based on a novel by Heikki Hietamies. It received good reviews from the Finnish press, and was selected to be Finland's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards. The film had its world premiere at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, where it finished fifth in the audience balloting. ()
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Awards & Nominations for Mother of Mine

Jussi Award for Best Photography European Film Award for Best Composer

About Mother of Mine

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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Additional Information

Official websites:
www.aideistaparhain.com
Production countries: Finland, Sweden
Plays in: Sweden, Finland
Based on the work of: Heikki Hietamies ("Äideistä parhain")
Original language: Finnish (FI)
Spoken languages: Finnish (FI), Swedish (SV)
Translated into 13 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Dutch (NL), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 09/30/2005
Director: Klaus Härö
Producer: Ilkka Matila
Film Editor: Darek Hodor
Director of Photography: Jarkko T. Laine
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Die beste Mutter"
"Den bästa av mödrar"
Budget: 3,131,855 USD
Revenue: 2,851,888 USD (= 91%)

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