Don't Call Me Mama

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Don't Call Me Mama

2025

1h 45m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Eva, a popular high school teacher and wife to the town’s mayor, faces the ultimate test when she falls in love with a young asylum seeker, sparking a forbidden relationship with shattering consequences.

Wendy Ide

Screen International

Jul 12

This is intelligent, grown-up filmmaking that may at times feel formally conventional, but does not shy away from deeply ugly aspects in the poised central character nor from tackling provocative themes.

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Rita Di Santo

Morning Star (UK)

Sep 10

3/5

The film crafts a palpable atmosphere of tension, elevated by deeply realised characters navigating a strained and gripping relationship.

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Damon Wise

Deadline Hollywood Daily

Jul 12

This might make Don’t Call Me Mama sound like a thriller, but Tjelta adds so many more layers to the character it’s actually something more disturbing, like watching a midlife crisis in excruciating real time.

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Nina Knag

Director

Pia Tjelta

Eva

Kristoffer Joner

Jostein

Tarek Zayat

Amir

Kathrine Thorborg Johansen

Ingeborg

Eleonore Anselme

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Director: Nina Knag
Producer: Eleonore Anselme, Ingrid Skagestad
Screenwriter: Nina Knag, Kathrine Valen Zeiner, Nina Knag, Kathrine Valen Zeiner
Production Co: The Global Ensemble Drama
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Norwegian
Runtime: 1h 45m

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