Movie

Mother of Mine

2005 · 111 min

A quiet, aching story of a displaced child and the slow, fragile bond that forms across a language barrier, leaving a lingering sadness.

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.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, warm and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, grief, identity, war
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
identity
war
trauma
Places: countryside
home
small town
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none