Mothers (2010 film)
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Mothers is a 2010 Macedonian drama film
directed by Milčo Mančevski
. The film was selected as the Macedonian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 83rd Academy Awards
, but it didn't make the final shortlist. It was screened in the Main Programme of the Panorama section at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival
.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Milčo Mančevski
Milco Mancevski
Milcho Manchevski , usually credited as Milcho Manchevski, is a film director and screenwriter from Macedonia.-Biography:Milcho Manchevski wrote and directed the feature films "Before the Rain" , "Dust'" , Shadows" and "Mothers" , over 50 short forms, including “TENNESSEE” for Arrested Development...
. The film was selected as the Macedonian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 83rd Academy Awards
83rd Academy Awards
The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 2010 and took place February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, Academy Awards ...
, but it didn't make the final shortlist. It was screened in the Main Programme of the Panorama section at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival
61st Berlin International Film Festival
The 61st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 10 to February 20, 2011, with actress Isabella Rossellini as the President of the Jury. The Coen Brothers film True Grit opened the festival. 300,000 tickets were sold in total during the event, to 20,000 attendees from 116...
.
Cast
- Ana Stojanovska - Ana
- Ratka Radmanovic - Grandma
- Salaetin Bilal - Grandpa
- Vladimir Jacev - Kole
- Dimitar Gjorgjievski - Simon
- Irina Apelgren - Salina
- Emilija Stojkovska - Bea
- Milijana Bogdanoska - Kjara
- Dime Ilijev - Sergeant Janeski
- Marina Pankova - Mrs. Matilda
- Goran Trifunovski - Zoki
- Petar Mircevski - Raspusto
- Blagoja Spirkovski-Dzumerko - Laze
- Boris Corevski - Baterija
- Tamer Ibrahim - Officer Iljov
Awards
- Cinema City Festival: FEDEORA (Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean), 2011
- FEST: Critics Award for Best FEST Film “Nebojsa Djukelic”, 2011
- FEST: Special Jury Prize in the selection "Europe Out of Europe", 2011
- MTV Adria Movie Awards: Best Movie nomination, 2011
- Macedonian Academy Award Submission: Best Foreign-Language Film, 2010
- Fest, 2011: Critics Award for Best FEST Film
- Fest 2011: Special Jury Prize "Europe Out of Europe"
See also
- List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Macedonian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film