Calling Mother (2019)
Overview
Calling Mother is about the moments when you just have to call your mum. It is a compilation of phone calls made by different people to their mothers. Film follows the lifespan of a human being from youth to adulthood, a child changing from a dependent to a caretaker. Phone calls are connected by images of an old telephone center and a story of a young mother who doesn’t have a mother to call.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fi |
| Popularity | 0.0239 |
Directed By
Marianne Mäkelä
Heli Pekkonen
Crew
Marianne Mäkelä
Heli Pekkonen
Heli Pekkonen
Heli Pekkonen
Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen
Olli Huhtanen
Kaapo Huttunen
Marianne Mäkelä
Marianne Mäkelä
Leo Suonikko
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