More Details

Summary:

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.

Contributors:

Härö, Klaus

Matila, Ilkka, 1963-

Karlsson, Jimmy

Vikman, Kirsi

Hietamies, Heikki, 1933-

Lundqvist, Maria, 1963-

Nyqvist, Michael, 1960-2017

Majaniemi, Topi

Maijala, Marjaana, 1968-

Salminen, Esko

Brännström, Brasse

Tikkanen, Aino-Maija

Elliot, Adam, 1972-

Laine, Jarkko T.

Hodor, Darek

Kantelinen, Tuomas, 1969-

Matila Röhr Productions

Omega Film (Firm)

Film i Skåne

Film Movement (Firm)

Languages:

Finnish
Swedish
English

Language Notes:

In Finnish and Swedish with English subtitles; Closed-captioned

Included Works:

Uncle

Related Series:

Film Movement series; year 5, film 4

Alternate Titles:

Finnish title: Äideistä parhain
Swedish title: Bästa av mödrar

Subjects:

World War, 1939-1945 — Finland — Drama

World War, 1939-1945 — Sweden — Drama

Finnish language films

World War (1939-1945)

1939-1945

Sweden

Finland

Genres:

Motion pictures

Feature films — Finland

Foreign language films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

DVD.

Performers:

Cast: Maria Lundqvist, Michael Nyqvist, Topi Majaniemi, Marjaana Maïjala, Esko Salminen, Brasse Břannström, Aino-Maija Tikkanen, Kari-Pekka Toivonen.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Jarkko T. Laine ; editor, Darek Hodor ; composer, Tuomas Kantelinen.

General Notes:

Videodisc release of the 2005 motion picture.
Based on a screenplay by Veikko Aaltonen and a novel by Heikki Hietamies.
Special features: short film "Uncle" / directed by Adam Elliot (6 min.)

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color and black & white ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

MOT DVD
DVD 7237

ISBNs:

9781428156456
1428156453

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Film Movement: DV052

OCLC Numbers:

1053062110
123232763 [Invalid]