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Mother of mine [videorecording (DVD)] / a film by Klaus Härö.

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Film Movement, c2007.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Finland -- Drama.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Sweden -- Drama.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Finland -- Drama.

Film Movement series ; year 5, film 4.

Video Difference legacy collection.

Alternate title:

Äideistä parhain [videorecording (DVD)]

Bästa av mödrar [videorecording (DVD)]

Uncle [videorecording (DVD)].

[videorecording (DVD)] /

1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 12 cm.

Based on a screenplay by Veikko Aaltonen and Heikki Hietamies' novel "Äideistä parhain".

Videodisc release of the 2005 motion picture.

Special features: short film "Uncle" / directed by Adam Elliot (6 min.)

At head of container title: Film Movement presents.

Alternate title information provided by IMDb = Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com).

A Finland/Sweden co-production.

"Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival"--Container.

In Finnish and Swedish with optional English subtitles.

Closed-captioned.

MRP Matila Röhr Productions Oy presents in co-production with Omegafilms AB & Film i Skane AB ; director, Klaus Härö ; producer, Ilkka Matila ; screenplay, Jimmy Karlsson & Kirsi Vikman.

Topi Majaniemi, Marjaana Maijala, Maria Lundqvist, Michael Nyqvist, Esko Salminen, Aino-Maija Tikkanen and Kari-Pekka Toivonen.

"During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. 'Mother of Mine,' the latest from the award-winning Klaus Haro ('Elina'), tackles that painful patch of history in a tale of 9-year-old Eero, a child who increasingly feels abandoned by his biological Finnish mother and yet not attached to his Swedish surrogate mom. When he is returned to Finland, his confusion intensifies."--Container.

"This month's short film: Uncle - dir. Adam Elliot: ; The biography of a humble man, his lemon tree, chihuaha and crumpets, retold and narrated by an anonymous nephew, who strings together a collection of his uncle's passion, failings and beliefs. Uncle has won awards at over a dozen film festivals, including the Aspen International Shortfest prize."--Container.

Jussi Awards (Finland's Oscars): Best Actress (Maria Lundqvist), Best Cinematography (Jarkko T. Laine), Best Set Design (Cian Bornebusch), 2006.

Heartland Crystal Heart Award.

Audience Award: Klaus Härö (tied with Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005), Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival, 2006.

Golden Pyramid: Klaus Härö, Cairo Int'l Film Festival, 2005.

Satellite Award: Outstanding Motion Picture, Foreign Film, 2005.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Hietamies, Heikki. Äideistä parhain.

Majaniemi, Topi.

Maijala, Marjaana, 1968-

Lundqvist, Maria, 1963-

Nyqvist, Michael, 1960-

Elliot, Adam (Adam Benjamin)

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