When nine-year-old Eero's father is killed at the beginning of World War II his mother, broken by grief, is unable to care for him. She sends Eero out of Finland to live with a family in Sweden, away from the conflict. Feeling abandoned by his biological Finnish mother, he cannot quite attach to his Swedish surrogate mother. When the war ends, and he returns to his mother in Finland, his confusion intensifies.
Uncle: Biography of a humble man, retold by an anonymous nephew, who strings together a collection of his uncle's passions, failings and beliefs.
Uncle: Biography of a humble man, retold by an anonymous nephew, who strings together a collection of his uncle's passions, failings and beliefs.
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Publisher:
[New York, N.Y.] : Film Movement, 2007
ISBN:
9781428156456
1428156453
1428156453
Characteristics:
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in
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Alternative Title:
Finnish title: Äideistä parhain
Swedish title: Bästa av mödrar
Uncle
Swedish title: Bästa av mödrar
Uncle
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Add a CommentThis is a heartwarming story about a 9-year-old Finnish boy who during World War II was sent by his mother to a strange couples in Sweden. The boy felt abandoned and he was forced to live in a strange country that he did not even know how to speak their language.
The film is in Finnish and Swedish with English subtitles.
Really sad movie.
I,ya in person want to be able to watch movies and listen to cds inside the library,without renting them(now it is possible using cd,dvd drives of computers in the library including catalog only computers)I hope very much such an option will be available to all patrons of the library(there is a need to be able to unlock cd,dvd boxes for using disks inside the library without renting them.)
It is a beautiful Finnish movie by Klaus Harö about a little boy sent to Sweden during the WWII. Heartwarming story of love between adopted parents during WWII and a little boy and his real mother.
An absolute favorite! A truly unique look at the life of a "home-child"/ child of war, who is forced to life in a strange country with a strange family. A bit of a heart breaker as well.