Mother Brave

To these three women, “everything is fine at home” means not only family, but also time for themselves, career, piece of mind and balance between these different sectors of life. Each of the women is headed for harmony in their own way, with varying success.

Along with the years, Tarja found herself in a situation where she couldn’t recognize herself anymore. Kaisa saw all the familiar and controllable things disappear overnight. Johanna, for one has controlled the schedules between family and work where the cancellation of one plan can cause an avalanche. What combines these women is the ambition to get out of the bogged down situation; they want to lead a life exactly suitable for them and bear responsibility on their actions, knowing, that the consequences must be faced.

Information

Original name Omalla vastuulla
Original language Finnish
Subtitles English
Genre Documentary
Production year 2002
Production country Finland
Running time 52 min

Crew

Direction Anna Korhonen (also scriptwriter)
Mia Halme (also scriptwriter)
Script Anna Korhonen & Mia Halme
Cinematography Marita Hällfors
Sound design Niko Paakkunainen
Editing Tuuli Kuittinen
Producer Jouko Aaltonen

Screenings and awards

Festivals

  • 01.01.2002 Visuaalisen kulttuurin festivaalit
  • 01.01.2002 Tampere Film Festival 2002 and Viscult Festival 2002 / Finland

Production

  • Jouko Aaltonen, Illume Oy

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