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Mother of Mine
Mother of Mine

Mother of Mine

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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.

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Budget

$3131855

Revenue

$2851888

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

30 September 2005

Country

Finland

Cast

Topi Majaniemi

Topi Majaniemi

Eero Lahti

Marjaana Maijala

Marjaana Maijala

Kirsti Lahti - Eeron äiti

Maria Lundqvist

Maria Lundqvist

Signe Jönsson - äiti Ruotsissa

Michael Nyqvist

Michael Nyqvist

Hjalmar Jönsson - isä Ruotsissa

Esko Salminen

Esko Salminen

Eero Lahti - nykyaika

Aino-Maija Tikkanen

Aino-Maija Tikkanen

Kirsti Lahti - nykyaika

Leif Andrée

Leif Andrée

Gunnar

Marie Göranzon

Marie Göranzon

Rouva Grevnäs

Gustav Wiklund

Gustav Wiklund

Pappi

Kari-Pekka Toivonen

Kari-Pekka Toivonen

Lauri - Eeron isä

Brasse Brännström

Brasse Brännström

Isoisä Ruotsissa

Penny Elvira Loftéen

Penny Elvira Loftéen

Siv - naapurintyttö

Ia Langhammer

Ia Langhammer

Anna

Åsa Persson

Åsa Persson

Opettajatar

Patrick Henriksen

Patrick Henriksen

Tuomas - kotiavustaja

Marina Motaleff

Marina Motaleff

Lotta laivassa

Timo Tuominen

Timo Tuominen

Saksalainen upseeri

Jukka Puotila

Jukka Puotila

Radioääni Carl-Erik Creutz (voice)

Eija Mikkonen-Budsko

Eija Mikkonen-Budsko

Sosiaalityöntekijä

Katri Viljamaa

Katri Viljamaa

Tyttöjen äiti

Päivi Järvinen

Päivi Järvinen

Ruotsalainen lotta

Mikko Erä-Esko

Mikko Erä-Esko

Mies asemalla

Rosa Salomaa

Rosa Salomaa

Sotalapsi

J. Christoffer Slotte

J. Christoffer Slotte

Postilähetti

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