Underplayed Gems

My Mother's Farm (2008)

My Mother's Farm poster
Original title
Bekons, sviests un mana mamma
Directed by
Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen
Genre
documentary film
Country
Latvia, Norway
Runtime
55 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary follows a Norwegian-Latvian filmmaker as she visits her mother's small farm in Latvia. It shows her mother's daily life and work while also touching on the country's history and the tough economic times for farmers.

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What happens

Min mammas gård er en norsk-latvisk TV-dokumentar fra 2008. Dokumentaren er produsert av Bivrost film & tv as og NRK Kultur. Manus og regi er ved Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen. Den ble vist på NRK i 2009. Dokumentaren tar for seg de historiske omveltningene i Latvia og en personlig skildring av Jacobsens mor Tale Kalna og hennes liv på et latvisk småbruk. I forbindelse med premieren i Riga 6. januar 2009 fikk dokumentaren mye oppmerksomhet på grunn av den aktuelle økonomiske krisen som rammet bøndene særlig hardt. Dokumentaren ble valgt ut til Den internasjonale dokumentarfilmfestivalen i Amsterdam (IDFA) høsten 2008. Den ble kåret til beste TV-dokumentar under Gullruten 2010 etter å ha blitt vist på NRK. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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