Another Mother

19960 NL

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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A widowed Latvian father's quest for a much-loved Dutch pen pal, whom he hasn't heard from in three decades, provides the basis of this comedy-drama. The father is accompanied by his traumatized and mute eight-year-old son whom he had to kidnap from a Riga hospital. Together, the two flee towards Holland where the father Yuris hopes to find his long-lost friend Marie, whom he remembers as a great beauty. During the long journey, father and son have several funny adventures, many of which occur because neither father nor son speak much Dutch. They finally arrive at Marie's door empty-handed. What they find, gives them little hope, for the lithe young idealist of Yuris' dreams has become middle-aged and cynical.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Arys Adamsons
Elvis
Jānis Reinis
Juris
Anneke Blok
Karin
Peter Bolhuis
Buschauffeur
Geert de Jong
Marie
Hannah van Lunteren
Vanessa
Evert de Jager
Leo
Theu Boermans
Gerard

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paula van der Oest
Writers: Paula van der Oest, Stan Lapinski
Languages: Dutch
Countries: Netherlands, Latvia

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 5

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Netherlands, Latvia.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Arys Adamsons and Jānis Reinis and Anneke Blok carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0117174 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Paula van der Oest directs. Produced in Netherlands, Latvia. Dialogue in Dutch.

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130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 2 countries: Netherlands, Latvia.
3Arys Adamsons and Jānis Reinis and Anneke Blok carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0117174 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.