Year of Production 2019
- #martyisdead, Czech Republic, 2019
- 100% Coco New York, Netherlands, 2019
- 11 Children from Morshyn, Ukraine, 2019
- About that Life, Netherlands, 2019
- Abstainer, The, Czech Republic, 2019
- Adolescents, France, 2019
- Adopt a Daddy, France, 2019
- Adoration, France, Belgium, 2019
- Alfons Jitterbit – Countdown to Chaos, Germany, 2019
- All For My Mother, Poland, 2019
- Anbessa, Italy, USA, 2019
- Arctic Camels, The, Norway, 2019
- Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle, The, Norway, Estonia, 2019
- Aurora, Finland, 2019
- Away, Latvia, 2019
- Baracoa, Switzerland, USA, Spain, 2019
- Battle, The, Russia, 2019
- Bayala – A Magical Adventure, Germany, 2019
- Bear-Like, Switzerland, 2019
- Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily, The, France, Italy, 2019
- Beats, Great Britain, 2019
- Before the Day Breaks, Latvia, 2019
- Beloved Daughter, The, Finland, Norway, 2019
- Beware of Children, Norway, 2019
- Beyond the Horizon, Switzerland, Belgium, 2019
- Bigfoot Family, Belgium, France, 2019
- Binti, Belgium, 2019
- Blinded by the Light, Great Britain, 2019
- Bo Bear's Vacation, Norway, 2019
- Born 2 Drive, Norway, 2019
- Boxi and the Lost Treasure, Hungary, 2019
- Boyz in the Wood, Great Britain, 2019
- Butterflymania, France, 2019
- By the Name of Tania, Belgium, Netherlands, 2019
- Captain Bimse, Denmark, 2019
- Captain Sabertooth and the Magic Diamond, Norway, 2019
- Castle, The, Lithuania, Ireland, 2019
- Cattle Hill, Norway, 2019
- Champion, The, Italy, 2019
- Checker Tobi and the Mystery of our Planet, Germany, 2019
- Circus Noel, Netherlands, 2019
- Clara, Ukraine, 2019
- Cleo, Belgium, 2019
- Cleo – If I could turn back Time, Germany, 2019
- Club Of Ugly Children, The, Netherlands, 2019
- Corpus Christi, Poland, 2019
- County Lines, Great Britain, Belgium, 2019
- Crossing, The, Norway, 2019
- Cry of Silence, Russia, 2019
- Cuties, France, 2019
- Dafne, Italy, 2019
- Dating Amber, Ireland, 2019
- Days of the Bagnold Summer, Great Britain, 2019
- Dazzled, The, France, 2019
- Disco, Norway, 2019
- Diva of Finland, Finland, Norway, 2019
- DIY Life: The Story of Combat Rock Industry, Finland, 2019
- Don’t Forget To Breathe, Slovenia, 2019
- Double Trouble – The Magical Mirror, Germany, 2019
- Ducobu 3, France, 2019
- Elcano & Magallan: The First Voyage around the World, Spain, 2019
- Elfkins, The – Baking a Difference, Germany, 2019
- Elvis & Onerva, Finland, 2019
- Fahim, the Little Chess Prince, France, 2019
- Fantastic Journey of Margot and Marguerite, The, France, 2019
- Fantastic Return to Oz, Russia, 2019
- Fixies vs. Crabots, The, Russia, 2019
- Flesh Out, Italy, 2019
- FoMo – Fear of Missing Out, Hungary, 2019
- Footballest, The, Spain, 2019
- Forgotten Christmas, Norway, 2019
- Forward: Tomorrow Belongs to Us, France, 2019
- Foundling, The, Russia, 2019
- Foxter & Max, Ukraine, 2019
- Fritzi – A Revolutionary Tale, Germany, Czech Republic, Belgium, Luxembourg, 2019
- German Lesson, The, Germany, Denmark, 2019
- Girl with a Bracelet, The, France, 2019
- Gods of Molenbeek, Finland, Belgium, Germany, 2019
- Good Game: The Beginning, Turkey, 2019
- Gooseboy, Denmark, Hungary, 2019
- Great Green Wall, The, Great Britain, 2019
- Hello World, France, 2019
- Hidden Life of Trees, Germany, 2019
- I Am Free, Russia, 2019
- I Segreti del Mestiere, Switzerland, 2019
- Immenhof – The Adventure of a Summer, Germany, 2019
- Infernal Khorugv, The Or Cossack Christmas, Ukraine, 2019
- Innocence, The, Spain, 2019
- Into Dad's Woods, Belgium, France, Switzerland, 2019
- It is Not Forever, Russia, 2019
- Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs, Latvia, Poland, 2019
- Jelgava '94, Latvia, 2019
- Jumbo, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, 2019
- Kid Who Would be King, The, Great Britain, 2019
- Kinder, Germany, 2019
- Lamb, The, Italy, 2019
- Lassie Come Home, Germany, 2019
- Last Male on Earth, The, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, 2019
- Latte and the Magic Waterstone, Belgium, Germany, 2019
- Let There Be Light, Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, 2019
- Life without Sara Amat, Spain, 2019
- Lil’ Buck: Real Swan, France, 2019
- Little Germans, Germany, 2019
- Little Soldier, Belarus, Russia, 2019
- Lola, Belgium, France, 2019
- Lotte and the Lost Dragons, Estonia, Latvia, 2019
- Love Beats, Spain, 2019
- Love Cuts, Croatia, Serbia, 2019
- Lunnis and the Great Fairy Tail Adventure, The, Spain, 2019
- Magic Life of V, The, Finland, Belgium, Bulgaria, 2019
- Magician, Russia, 2019
- Maiden of the Lake, Finland, 2019
- Man Up!, France, 2019
- Marona's Fantastic Tale, Romania, France, Belgium, 2019
- Mica, France, Morocco, 2019
- Misérables, Les, France, 2019
- Mission Kathmandu: The Adventures of Nelly & Simon, Spain, 2019
- Mister Twister in the Clouds, Netherlands, 2019
- Monty and the Street Party, Denmark, Belgium, Sweden, 2019
- Most Annoying Island, The, Netherlands, 2019
- Motherland, Lithuania, Germany, Greece, 2019
- Muhammed Ali, Turkey, Germany, 2019
- My Brother Chases Dinosaurs, Italy, 2019
- My Dear Mother, Finland, 2019
- My Extraordinary Summer with Tess, Netherlands, Germany, 2019
- My Family and the Wolf, France, Belgium, 2019
- My Grandpa is an Alien, Croatia, Luxembourg, Norway, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2019
- My Life as a Comedian, Sweden, 2019
- My Life as Lotta, Germany, 2019
- My Name is Sara, Poland, USA, 2019
- Negative Numbers, Georgia, France, Italy, 2019
- Nevia, Italy, 2019
- Of Love and Lies, France, Belgium, 2019
- Off Sides, Czech Republic, 2019
- Old Man Cartoon Movie, Estonia, 2019
- Only a Miracle, Ukraine, 2019
- Operation Mummy, Norway, 2019
- Orphanage, The, Denmark, Germany, France, Luxembourg, Afghanistan, Qatar, 2019
- Our Lady of the Nile, France, 2019
- Perfect 10, Great Britain, 2019
- Perro, Germany, 2019
- Pew Pew Pew, Sweden, 2019
- Pinocchio, Italy, France, Great Britain, 2019
- Pompei, Belgium, France, Canada, 2019
- Prince's Voyage, The, France,Luxembourg, 2019
- Princess and Half the Kingdom, The, Czech Republic, 2019
- Pullman, Spain, 2019
- Raven the little Rascal – Hunt for the Lost Treasure, Germany, 2019
- Reconstructing Utøya, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, 2019
- Red Bracelets – The Beginning, Germany, 2019
- Rediscovery, Denmark, 2019
- Reel Me: The Film Musical, Germany, 2019
- Regular Woman, A, Germany, 2019
- Ricky Rapper and the Strongman, Finland, 2019
- Ringside (aka: The Punch), Germany, USA, 2019
- Roads, Germany, 2019
- Rocca Changes the World, Germany, 2019
- Rock'n'Roll Eddie, Poland, 2019
- Rocks, Great Britain, 2019
- Romy's Salon, Netherlands, Germany, 2019
- Royal Corgi, Belgium, 2019
- SamSam, France, Belgium, 2019
- Scent of Oranges, Czech Republic, Germany, Slovak Republic, 2019
- Scheme Birds, Sweden, Great Britain, 2019
- Seventh Grade, Norway, 2019
- Shamer's Daughter II, The: The Serpent Gift, Denmark, 2019
- Sister, Bulgaria, Qatar, 2019
- Sister, The (aka: My Little Sister), Russia, 2019
- Snow White and the Magic of the Dwarfs, Germany, Czech Republic, 2019
- Spread Your Wings, France, 2019
- Spycies, France, China, 2019
- Stars by the Pound, France, 2019
- Strike (aka Mungo), Great Britain, France, 2019
- Sunburned, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, 2019
- Sune – Best Man, Sweden, 2019
- Swallows of Kabul, France, Luxembourg, Swirterland, 2019
- Terra Willy, France, 2019
- Test of Time, The, Netherlands, 2019
- Three !!!, The, Germany, 2019
- TKKG – Detective Agency, Germany, 2019
- Too Far Away, Germany, 2019
- Town Called Panic, A: The County Fair, Belgium, France, 2019
- Turu, the Wacky Hen, Spain, Argentina, 2019
- Unpromised Land, The, Sweden, 2019
- Valhalla, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, 2019
- Veins of the World, Germany, Mongolia, 2019
- Vic, the Viking – The Magic Sword, France, Germany, Belgium, 2019
- Vicious, Netherlands, 2019
- Wall Between Us, The, Germany, 2019
- Watchmaker's Apprentice, The, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2019
- What’s up, Grickles?, Hungary, 2019
- When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Germany, Switzerland, 2019
- Where We Belong, Switzerland, 2019
- White Riot, Great Britain, 2019
- Whitestar, Netherlands, 2019
- Windstorm: Ari's Arrival, Germany, 2019
- Windstorm: The Great Hurricane, Germany, 2019
- Wonder When You'll Miss Me, Italy, Slovenia, 2019
- Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness, France, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Lebanon, Iran, 2019
- You Will Die at 20, Sudan, France, Egypt, Germany, Norway, Qatar, 2019
- Young Ahmed, Belgium, 2019
- Zero Impunity, France, Luxembourg, 2019
My Dear Mother
English title: 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)