Mother of Mine
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$3131855
Revenue
$2851888
Runtime
111 min
Release Date
2005-09-30
Status
Released
Original Language
Finnish
Vote Count
42
Vote Average
6.583
Topi Majaniemi
Eero Lahti
Marjaana Maijala
Kirsti Lahti - Eeron äiti
Maria Lundqvist
Signe Jönsson - äiti Ruotsissa
Michael Nyqvist
Hjalmar Jönsson - isä Ruotsissa
Esko Salminen
Eero Lahti - nykyaika
Aino-Maija Tikkanen
Kirsti Lahti - nykyaika
Leif Andrée
Gunnar
Marie Göranzon
Rouva Grevnäs
Gustav Wiklund
Pappi
Kari-Pekka Toivonen
Lauri - Eeron isä
Brasse Brännström
Isoisä Ruotsissa
Penny Elvira Loftéen
Siv - naapurintyttö
Ia Langhammer
Anna
Åsa Persson
Opettajatar
Patrick Henriksen
Tuomas - kotiavustaja
Marina Motaleff
Lotta laivassa
Timo Tuominen
Saksalainen upseeri
Jukka Puotila
Radioääni Carl-Erik Creutz (voice)
Eija Mikkonen-Budsko
Sosiaalityöntekijä
Katri Viljamaa
Tyttöjen äiti
Päivi Järvinen
Ruotsalainen lotta
Mikko Erä-Esko
Mies asemalla
Rosa Salomaa
Sotalapsi
J. Christoffer Slotte
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