| Mother of Mine | |
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| Directed by | Klaus Härö |
| Written by | Heikki Hietamies (novel), Jimmy Karlsson, Kirsi Vikman |
| Produced by | Ilkka Matila |
| Starring | Topi Majaniemi, Esko Salminen, Maria Lundqvist, Marjaana Maijala, Aino-Maija Tikkanen |
| Cinematography | Jarkko T. Laine |
| Edited by | Darek Hodor |
| Music by | Tuomas Kantelinen |
| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar/Nordisk Film Distributors[1][2] |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Languages | Finnish Swedish |
| Budget | 2,900,000 € |
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.[1]
The film had its world premiere[3] at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, where it finished fifth in the audience balloting.[4]
- ^ a b Annika Pham (2005-09-09). "Mother of Mine candidate". CinEuropa. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
- ^ Jeremy Kay (2005-12-20). "Mother of Mine wins IPA Golden Satellite Award". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
- ^ Tamsen Tillson; Ian Mohr (2005-08-23). "Oscar gets an eyeful at Toronto fest". Variety. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
- ^ Mike Goodridge (2005-09-18). "Tsotsi, Look Both Ways win top prizes at Toronto". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 2015-01-08.