Mother of Mine (2005)

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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.

Release Date: September 30, 2005
Runtime: 1h 51m
Rating: 6.7/10 (47 votes)

Director: Klaus Härö

Cast: Topi Majaniemi, Marjaana Maijala, Maria Lundqvist, Michael Nyqvist, Esko Salminen, Aino-Maija Tikkanen, Leif Andrée, Marie Göranzon

Production: Film i Skåne, MRP Matila Röhr Productions, Omega Film & Television

based on novel or book finnish war children war child

Budget: $3M
Revenue: $3M

Full Cast (24 people)

Topi Majaniemi as Eero Lahti
Marjaana Maijala as Kirsti Lahti - Eeron äiti
Maria Lundqvist as Signe Jönsson - äiti Ruotsissa
Michael Nyqvist as Hjalmar Jönsson - isä Ruotsissa
Esko Salminen as Eero Lahti - nykyaika
Aino-Maija Tikkanen as Kirsti Lahti - nykyaika
Leif Andrée as Gunnar
Marie Göranzon as Rouva Grevnäs
Gustav Wiklund as Pappi
Kari-Pekka Toivonen as Lauri - Eeron isä
Brasse Brännström as Isoisä Ruotsissa
Penny Elvira Loftéen as Siv - naapurintyttö
Ia Langhammer as Anna
Åsa Persson as Opettajatar
Patrick Henriksen as Tuomas - kotiavustaja
Marina Motaleff as Lotta laivassa
Timo Tuominen as Saksalainen upseeri
Jukka Puotila as Radioääni Carl-Erik Creutz (voice)
Eija Mikkonen-Budsko as Sosiaalityöntekijä
Katri Viljamaa as Tyttöjen äiti
Päivi Järvinen as Ruotsalainen lotta
Mikko Erä-Esko as Mies asemalla
Rosa Salomaa as Sotalapsi
J. Christoffer Slotte as Postilähetti

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Mother of Mine

Mother of Mine

Mother of Mine

Mother of Mine

Mother of Mine

111 min

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.

111 min

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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Production Info

Original LanguageFinnish

Budget$3,131,855

Revenue$2,851,888

Release Date9/30/2005

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MRP Matila Röhr Productions

Omega Film & Television

Keywords

based on novel or book

finnish war children

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Cast

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Topi Majaniemi

as Eero Lahti

Marjaana Maijala

as Kirsti Lahti - Eeron äiti

Maria Lundqvist

as Signe Jönsson - äiti Ruotsissa

Michael Nyqvist

as Hjalmar Jönsson - isä Ruotsissa

Esko Salminen

as Eero Lahti - nykyaika

Aino-Maija Tikkanen

as Kirsti Lahti - nykyaika

Leif Andrée

as Gunnar

Marie Göranzon

as Rouva Grevnäs

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Mother of Mine about?▾

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 f…

How long is Mother of Mine?▾

1h 51m

When was Mother of Mine released?▾

September 30, 2005

Who directed Mother of Mine?▾

Klaus Härö

Who stars in Mother of Mine?▾

Topi Majaniemi, Marjaana Maijala, Maria Lundqvist

What genre is Mother of Mine?▾

Drama, War