English Titles M
- M, France, 2017
- Macondo, Austria, 2013
- Madison – A Fast Friendship, Germany, Austria, 2020
- Magic Book, Germany, 1995
- Magic Crystal, The, Finland, 2011
- Magic Flute, The, Austria, 2022
- Magic Kids, The – Three Unlikely Heroes, Germany, 2020
- Magic Life of V, The, Finland, Belgium, Bulgaria, 2019
- Magic Log, The , Spain, 2005
- Magic of Kings, The, Czech Republic, 2008
- Magic Piano (Flying Machine, The), Poland, China, Norway, Great Britain, 2011
- Magic Quill, The, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2018
- Magic Roundabout, The, Great Britain, France, 2004
- Magic Silver, Norway, 2009
- Magic Silver 2 – The Quest for the Mystic Horn, Norway, 2011
- Magic Tree, The, Poland, 2009
- Magician, Russia, 2019
- Magicians, The, Netherlands, 2010
- Magique!, France, Canada, 2008
- Magnus, Norway, 2015
- Maharal, Czech Republic, 2007
- Maicol Jecson, Italy, 2014
- Maiden of the Lake, Finland, 2019
- Maixabel, Spain, 2021
- Malabar Princess, France, 2003
- Male di miele, Italy, 2010
- Maleika, Germany, 2017
- Malunde, Germany/South Africa, 2001
- Malvina, Czech Republic, 2003
- Mamma Moo and Crow, Sweden/Germany/Hungary, 2008
- Mamma Moo Finds Her Way Home, Sweden, 2021
- Man of Steel, Belgium, 1999
- Man Up!, France, 2019
- Man Who Invented Christmas, The, Ireland, Canada, 2017
- Man Who Loved Ingve, The, Norway, 2008
- Manolito Four Eyes, Spain, 1999
- Manou the Swift, Germany, 2018
- Manusha – The Little Gypsy Witch, Croatia, Austria, North Macedonia, 2012
- Mara and the Firebringer, Germany, 2014
- Marco Macaco – Let's Go Bananas, Denmark, 2012
- Marcus & Martinus – Together, Norway, 2017
- Marguerite's Theorem, Switzerland, Italy, 2023
- Maria, Romania, 2003
- Marie's Story, France, 2014
- Mariken, Netherlands, Belgium, 2000
- Marinette, France, 2023
- Marnie's World, Germany, Belgium, 2018
- Marona's Fantastic Tale, Romania, France, Belgium, 2019
- Mars Express, France, 2023
- Marta and her Flying Grandfather, Germany, 2006
- Martha & Niki, Sweden, 2016
- Martin and the Magical Forest, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Germany, 2021
- Martino´s Summer, Italy, 2010
- Marussia, France, Russia, 2013
- Mascot, Netherlands, 2023
- Masha, Russia, 2020
- Master Spy, Netherlands, 2016
- Mat, the Cat, Estonia, 2004
- Matei, Child Miner, France, Germany, Romania, 2013
- Mates, Netherlands, 2022
- Matti and Sami and the three Biggest Mistakes in the Universe, Germany, 2018
- Mavka: The Forest Song, Ukraine, 2023
- Max & Co, Switzerland, 2007
- Max & Lenny, France, 2014
- Max and Joseph - Double Trouble, Sweden, 2004
- Max and the Senior Squad, Germany, 2024
- Max and the Wild Bunch, Germany, 2020
- Max Embarrassing, Denmark, 2008
- Max Embarrassing 2, Denmark, 2011
- Max Embarrassing 3, Denmark, 2012
- Max Minsky and Me, Germany, 2007
- Max's Movie, Sweden, 2014
- May Allah Bless France, France, 2014
- Maya the Bee "Movie", Germany, 2014
- Maya The Bee 3: The Golden Orb, Germany, Australia, 2021
- Maya the Bee – The Honey Games (Maja Movie 2), Germany, 2018
- Maybe Tomorrow, France, Austria, 2013
- Me A Romantic Roma, Italy, 2014
- Me and You, Italy, 2011
- Meet Me in the Woods, Germany, Denmark, Norway, 2018
- Mellow Mud, Latvia, 2016
- Memories of Summer, Poland, 2016
- Memory of Water, Finland, Germany, Norway, 2021
- Menina, France, 2017
- Meteor Street, Germany, 2016
- Meteorites, France, 2018
- Mi iubita, mon amour, France, 2021
- Mia & the Migoo, France, Italy, 2008
- Mia and the White Lion, France, 2018
- Mica, France, Morocco, 2019
- Michael Inside, Ireland, 2017
- Michou d' Auber, France, 2007
- Mickybo and Me, Ireland, 2004
- Microbe and Gasoline, France, 2015
- Midsummer, Denmark, 2003
- Midsummer Dream, A, Spain, 2005
- Miffy the Movie, NL, DK, 2013
- Mighty Afrin: In the Time of Floods, France, Greece, 2022
- Mighty Celt, The, Great Britain, 2004
- Mikado, Romania, Czech Republic, 2021
- Mike says Goodbye, Netherlands, 2012
- Millions, Great Britain, 2004
- Milo, Netherlands, 2012
- Min Dît – The Children of Diyarbakir, Turkey, Germany, 2009
- Mine, The, Finland, 2016
- Mineurs, Italy, 2007
- Mini and the Mozzies, Denmark, 2014
- Mini-Zlatan and Uncle Darling, Sweden, Norway, 2022
- Minoes, Netherlands, 2001
- Minuscule – Mandibles From Far Away, France, 2018
- Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants, France, Belgium, 2013
- Miracle, Denmark, 2000
- Miracle of Bern, The, Germany, 2003
- Mirage, Austria, North Macedonia, 2004
- Mirrormask, Great Britain, USA, 2005
- Mirush, Norway, 2007
- Misa Mi, Sweden, 2003
- Mischief, Czech Republic, 2013
- Misérables, Les, France, 2019
- Misfits Club, The, Spain, 2014
- Miss Blue Jeans, Finland, 2012
- Miss Impossible, France, 2016
- Miss Mouche, Belgium, 2010
- Miss Sing Song Surinam, Netherlands, 2017
- Miss Sweden, Sweden, 2004
- Miss Viborg, Denmark, Argentina, 2022
- Miss Vomit and the Magical Ring, Netherlands, 2023
- Missing Link, Netherlands / Germany / Belgium, 1998
- Missing Lynx, The, Spain, 2008
- Mission Kathmandu: The Adventures of Nelly & Simon, Spain, 2019
- Mission Sputnik, Germany, Belgium, Czech Republic, 2013
- Mission Ulja Funk, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, 2021
- Mission: School of Fun, Germany, 2023
- Mister Twister / Class of Fun / , Netherlands, 2012
- Mister Twister at the Pitch, Netherlands, 2016
- Mister Twister Goes Camping, Netherlands, 2013
- Mister Twister in the Clouds, Netherlands, 2019
- Mister Twister on Stage, Netherlands, 2014
- Model, The, Denmark/Poland/France/Sweden
- Modris, Latvia, Greece, Germany, 2014
- Moja Vesna, Slovenia, Australia, 2022
- Molly Monster aka Ted Sieger's Molly Monster – The Movie, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, 2016
- Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism, Great Britain, 2015
- Mommo – Bogeyman, The, Turkey, 2008
- Momo and the Conquest of Time, Italy, 2001
- MonaLisa Story, Sweden/Denmark, Norway, 2016
- Money Problem, Sweden, 2017
- Monkey and the Mouth, The, Norway, 2017
- Monkey Business from A to Z, Netherlands, 2015
- Monkey´s Tale, A , France/ Great Britain/ Germany, 1999
- Monky, Sweden, 2017
- Monster Busters, Denmark, 2009
- Monster Calls, A, Spain, USA, 2016
- Monster in Paris, A, France, 2007
- Monstria, Denmark
- Month's Rulers, Czech Republic, 2012
- Monty and his Weird Brain, Denmark, 2022
- Monty and the Street Party, Denmark, Belgium, Sweden, 2019
- Monty Mad Rat, Germany, 1997
- Moomins and Midsummer Madness, Finland, Poland, Austria, 2008
- Moomins and the Comet Chase, Finland, 2010
- Moomins and the Winter Wonderland, Finland, Poland, 2017
- Moomins on the Riviera, Finland, France, 2014
- Moon Dogs, Ireland, Great Britain, 2016
- Moon Man, Germany, France, Ireland, 2012
- Moonbeambear Bear and His Friends, The, Germany, 2008
- Moonbound, Germany, Austria, 2021
- Moonlanding, Germany, 2003
- More, Turkey, 2017
- Morris from America, Germany, 2016
- Morrison Gets a Babysister, Netherlands, 2008
- Most Annoying Island, The, Netherlands, 2019
- Most Beautiful Girl in the World, The, Germany, 2018
- Mother of Mine, Finland, 2005
- Mother, I Love You, Latvia, 2013
- Motherhood, Spain, 2022
- Motherland, Lithuania, Germany, Greece, 2019
- Motorbike, The, Bulgaria, 2017
- Mountain Miracle – An Unexpected Friendship, Germany, Italy, 2017
- Mountains, The, Denmark, 2023
- Mozart in China, Austria/Germany/China, 2007
- Mr. Blott's Triumph, Poland, 2001
- Mr. Freeman, Denmark, 2023
- Mr. Frog, Netherlands, Belgium, 2016
- Mr. Hayhill and the Lion Wind Vane, Finland, 2011
- Mr. Know-It-All, France, 2018
- Mr. Moll & the Chocolate Factory, Switzerland, Germany, 2017
- Mr. Woof, Germany, 2007
- Mrs. Dinosaurus, Bulgaria, 2002
- Muhammed Ali, Turkey, Germany, 2019
- Mullewap – A Pig's Tale, Germany, 2016
- Mum is Wrong, France, 2016
- Mummies, Spain, 2023
- Mune: Guardian of the Moon, France, 2015
- Murina, Croatia, Brazil, USA, Slovenia, 2021
- Mustafa’s Sweet Dreams, Greece, Great Britain, 2011
- Mustang, France, Turkey,Germany, Qatar, 2015
- Mutafukaz, France, Japan, 2017
- Muzbalak, Kazakhstan, 2018
- My Adventures by V. Swchwrm, Netherlands, 2012
- My Brother Chases Dinosaurs, Italy, 2019
- My Brother is a Dog, Germany, NL, Great Britain, 2004
- My Brother Simpel, Germany, 2017
- My Brother Simple, Germany, 2017
- My Brother The Devil, Great Britain, 2012
- My Brother's Summer, Italy, 2005
- My Brothers, Ireland, 2010
- My Classroom, Italy, 2013
- My Dad is a Sausage, Belgium, Germany, 2020
- My Dad is Baryshnikov, Russia, 2011
- My Dad's A Detective! - The Battle, Netherlands, 2013
- My Dad's A Detective! - The Mysterious Island Fort, Netherlands, 2009
- My Dad's A Detective! - Witches Paradise, Netherlands, 2011
- My Dear Mother, Finland, 2019
- My Extraordinary Summer with Tess, Netherlands, Germany, 2019
- My Fairy Troublemaker, Luxembourg, Germany, 2022
- My Family and the Wolf, France, Belgium, 2019
- My Father's Dragon, Ireland, 2022
- My Father’s Secrets, France, Belgium, 2021
- My Favourite War, Norway, Latvia, 2020
- My First Highway, Belgium, The Netherlands, 2016
- My First Love, France, 2011
- My Friend Conni – Secret of Mau the Cat, Germany, Ireland, 2020
- My Friend Henry, Finland, 2004
- My Friend Joe, Great Britain, Germany, Ireland, 1995
- My Friend Raffi, Germany, 2015
- My Future Love, Sweden, 2016
- My Giraffe, Netherlands, 2017
- My Good Enemy, Denmark, 2010
- My Grandfather's Demons, Portugal, France, Spain, 2022
- My Grandpa is an Alien, Croatia, Luxembourg, Norway, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2019
- My Grandpa, the Bankrobber, Netherlands, Belgium, 2011
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy, Norway, 2018
- My Lake, Albania, 2020
- My Life as a Comedian, Sweden, 2019
- My Life as a Zucchini aka My Life as a Courgette, France, Switzerland, 2016
- My Life as Lotta, Germany, 2019
- My Life as Lotta 2, Germany, 2022
- My Life, my Lesson, Sweden, Norway, 2015
- My Magical Friend Sams, Germany, 2003
- My Mommy is in America and She Met Buffalo Bill, France, 2012
- My Naked Diary, Czech Republic, 2013
- My Name is Emily , Ireland, 2015
- My Name Is Gennet, Spain, 2018
- My Name is Happy, Great Britain, Turkey, 2022
- My Name is Sara, Poland, USA, 2019
- My Neighbours' Neighbours, France, 2021
- My Night, France, Belgium, 2021
- My Only Sunshine, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, 2008
- My Revolution, France, 2015
- My Robot Brother, Denmark, 2022
- My Short Words, Turkey, 2017
- My Sister's Kids, Denmark, 2001
- My Sister’s Kids 2, Denmark, 2002
- My Sister’s Kids Home Alone, Denmark, 2012
- My Sister’s Kids in Egypt, Denmark, 2004
- My Skinny Sister, Sweden/ Germany, 2015
- My Summer of Love, Great Britain, 2004
- My Summer With Irene, Italy, France, 2024
- My Summer with the Shark, Italy, 2023
- My Sunny Maad, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, France, 2021
- My Very Best Friend, France, 2007
- Mysterious Boy, The, Croatia, 2013
- Mystery of Green Hill, The, Croatia, 2017
- Mystery of Morphus, The, Germany, 2008
- Mystery of the Blue Valley, The, Russia, 2004
- Mystery of the Old Talisman, The, Czech Republic, 2007
- Mystery of the Wolf, Finland, Great Britain, 2006
- Mystery on the Cattle Hill Express, A, Norway, 2023
My Dear Mother
Original title: Ráhkkis eadni
German title: My Dear Mother *
Finland, 2019
Director: Simma, Paul
Production company: Ab Saamifilmi oy
Age recommendation: 10 years and up
Length: 87 min.
Film genre: Documentary
Synopsis:
Tasha is an eleven-year-old Lapp girl. She is an inmate of a Russian orphanage, even when she is not an orphan. Tasha believes that her mother is dead and that her father is in jail for life. To survive, she has found a Russian stepmother at the orphanage.
One day her biological mother suddenly calls her. Tasha is afraid since the authorities had declared her mother dead by a drug overdose several years ago. Her mother claims that she is now drug-free. Tasha has mixed feelings for this newfound "mother". She is longing to have a mother of her own, but still, she is afraid. At the end of the film, Tasha reaches the most difficult crossroads of her life. She has to make a decision that will have an enormous impact on the rest of her life. Will she become a Sami by choosing to live with her biological mother, or should she become a Russian by choosing a life with the Russian foster mother appointed by the orphanage?
In the background of Tasha's fate lurks the greater global narrative about the "stolen generations". Children belonging to different indigenous peoples all over the world were "stolen" and placed in orphanages hoping that they will be assimilated into the majority population. In North America and Australia, the "stolen children" constitute a relatively large population group. For years the authorities in the English-speaking former colonies have been devoting a great deal of effort to finding ways to achieve reconciliation. In Europe, the "stolen generations" remain silent, even though many indigenous parents were doomed as not capable of looking after their children.
Festivals:
Oulu CFF 2020 (awarded)
Website: mydearmother.com
World sales address/es:
Saamifilmi (SF)