Director
Teona Strugar Mitevska
Music (original)
Magali Gruselle, Flemming Nordkrog
Cast
Noomi Rapace, Sylvia Hoeks, Nikola Ristanovski, Marijke Pinoy
Edition 2025
103'
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2025
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Drama, Biography
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Format:
DCP
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Dialogue:
English
With Mother, Teona Strugar Mitevska presents a compelling character study of the young Mother Teresa, before she became the Catholic icon - revered by many, questioned by others. During a pivotal week in 1948, her calling is sharply tested. Noomi Rapace shines in this deeply human portrait of a woman grappling with power, friendship, and layered beliefs.
Who was Mother Teresa before she became world-famous? Long fascinated by this complex figure, director Teona Strugar Mitevska turns her attention to a decisive week in 1948 in Calcutta. The young Mother Superior - like Mitevska herself, born in Skopje, now North Macedonia - makes a radical choice: to leave the Sisters of Loreto and found her own order. Behind the future icon emerges a flesh-and-blood woman, driven by ambition yet torn by doubts over power, friendship, and moral dilemmas. This Belgian co-production, featuring Marijke Pinoy in a supporting role, offers a gripping portrait of a young woman - revered by some, contested by others. Swedish actress Noomi Rapace shines in this moving story, carried by Virginie Saint-Martin’s striking cinematography, razor-sharp dialogue drawn from unique testimonies, and a subtle touch of magical realism.
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Credits
Directors
Teona Strugar Mitevska
Music (original)
Magali Gruselle, Flemming Nordkrog
Sound Designer
Peter Albrechtsen, Kristoffer Salting
Cast
Noomi Rapace, Sylvia Hoeks, Nikola Ristanovski, Marijke Pinoy
Scenario
Teona Strugar Mitevska, Goce Smilevski, Elma Tataragić
Director of Photography
Virginie Saint-Martin
Editors
Per K. Kirkegaard
Producers
Sébastien Delloye
Sales agent
Kinology
Production studios
Sisters and Brother Mitevski, Entre Chien Et Loup, Rainy Days Productions, Frau Film, Kinology
Distributor
Imagine Film Distribution
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Dialogue
English
Countries of production
Belgium, Denmark, North Macedonia, Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Screenplay based on
"Teresa and I" (Teona Strugar Mitevska)
Year
2025
Filmography
Teona Strugar Mitevska
Veta (short, 2001), How I Killed a Saint (short, 2004), I am from Titov Veles (2007), The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears (2012), When the Day Had No Name (2017), God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya (2019), Makedonium: Dramaturgy of the Unfinished (short, 2022), The Happiest Man in the World (2022), 21 Days Until the End of the World (2023), Mother (2025)
Technical Specs
Format
DCP
