Mother of Mine (film)
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| Finnish | Äideistä parhain |
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| Directed by | Klaus Härö |
| Screenplay by | Jimmy Karlsson, Kirsi Vikman |
| Based on | Äideistä parhain by Heikki Hietamies |
| 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 |
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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.
The film had its world premiere at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, where it finished fifth in the audience balloting.