My Mother (2002)
Anam, age 40, is a traditional Turkish wife and mother who lives with her family in a German city. She works as a cleaner and has made two friends: man-crazy German Rita and superstitious African Didi. When she finds out that her 20-year-old son Deniz has drifted into the drug scene and her husband Mehmet is having an affair with a colleague, her whole world collapses around her. Although desperate she is determined to fight and goes looking for Deniz. Instead she finds his girlfriend Mandy, who is also a drug addict. She decides to take care of the girl who is a stranger to her and finds herself confronted with an entirely unknown world. When she finally manages to track Deniz down to the cold-blooded dealer Hassain, he rejects her. Anam is forced to realize that painful as it is she can only help Deniz if he is prepared to accept her help
Cast
- Nursel Köse - Anam
- Tayfun Bademsoy - Mehmet
- Saskia Vester - Rita
- Leonard Lansink - Bernd
- Birol Ünel - Hasan
- Kailas Mahadevan
- Najely Chumana
- Jülide Girisken
- Audrey Motaung
- Navid Navid
Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is My Mother about?
- Anam, age 40, is a traditional Turkish wife and mother who lives with her family in a German city. She works as a cleaner and has made two friends: man-crazy German Rita and superstitious African Didi. When she finds out that her 20-year-old son Deniz has drifted into the drug scene and her husband Mehmet is having an affair with a colleague, her whole world collapses around her. Although desperate she is determined to fight and goes looking for Deniz. Instead she finds his girlfriend Mandy, who is also a drug addict. She decides to take care of the girl who is a stranger to her and finds herself confronted with an entirely unknown world. When she finally manages to track Deniz down to the cold-blooded dealer Hassain, he rejects her. Anam is forced to realize that painful as it is she can only help Deniz if he is prepared to accept her help
- Who directed My Mother?
- My Mother was directed by Buket Alakuş.
- Who stars in My Mother?
- My Mother stars Nursel Köse, Tayfun Bademsoy, Saskia Vester, Leonard Lansink, Birol Ünel, Kailas Mahadevan.
- How long is My Mother?
- My Mother has a runtime of 1h 26m (86 minutes).
- What genre is My Mother?
- My Mother is a Drama film.
- Where was My Mother produced?
- My Mother was produced in Germany.