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Release Date:
December 1, 2019
Original Title:
Ráhkkis Eadni
Alternate Titles:
Kjære mor
Min kära mor
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Saamifilmi Oy
Production Countries:
Finland | Norway | Sweden
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 83
My Dear Mother is about the 15-year-old girl Dasha who lives in an orphanage in a small town in Russia. We follow her for five years, in all the thoughts she has about growing up in orphanages. She wonders why her mother left her. Until her grandmother died, she lived with her grandparents, who were Russian Sami. Dasha's father is in jail and her mother was a drug addict. Dasha would like to have contact with her roots and she wants to keep her Sami identity.
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Director:
Paul-Anders Simma
Director of Photography:
Arvo Vilu
Elen Lotman
Editor:
Jari Innanen
Foley:
Heikki Kossi
Original Music Composer:
Matti Bye
Producer:
Margus Önapuu
Paul-Anders Simma
Sound:
Uku Toomet
Mart Kessel-Otsa
Sound Designer:
Martti Turunen
Writer:
Paul-Anders Simma
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