Mother of Mine

Mother of Mine was about 70 thousand war children sent to Sweden, a neutral country, for protection during World War Two. This is a story about the fate of a nine year old little boy, Eero, who was sent to Sweden for refuge with a foster family. His father was dispatched for a cruel war in Finland and got killed on the front. The bad news had a great impact on Eero's mother, and almost fell apart. In order to not lose the only hope, she made a devastating decision and sent her own kid to a safe country. It is hard to bear the feeling of losing someone you love and separating with your child. It was kind of a double hurting for this poor mom, but other families dealt with similar situations at that era. It will take a long time to adjust themselves to face the reality or even worse live in a bottomless pit for the rest of their lives. His mom promised him that the war would finish very soon, and they could get together again. "It is just a short journey for you to stay in Sweden," she said.

Eero took the boat with other kids suffering a similar fate to another country with different language. Everything is new for him, but keeping away with his mom and losing his dad made him even more sentimental and want to go back his own country. You could see the facial expression on each kid filled with sorrow on the way to their own foster family. It is cruel for these kids to suffer separation from loved ones in life or death. How could this war take away these kids' right growing naturally, and force them to face the heartless war and be adults even though they are still so naive? The foster family Eero was going to stay with wanted like a girl, not a boy because their daughter died by drowning. The mother hopes a girl can replace her lost child but was disappointed. Even though the foster mom could supply the daily life needs for Eero and let him learn at school in a safe environment, she still couldn't open her heart to accept him. Eero could feel the foster mom doesn't welcome him plus he couldn't say any Swedish to communicate with them. He doesn't know what happened to their daughter at that time. He tried to escape, but there is no place for him to go. However, the only person he could trust and talk with is his foster father because he is nice to him and quite sympathetic. The foster mom got the several letters from Eero's mom, and she know more or less about her personal situation, suffering and missing her own kid. It seemed to soften her and try to open her heart to accept him and look him as her own kid. After the war finished and everything had returned to calm, many kids went back to their own country from Sweden (via Poland). Eero had established the subtle relationship with his foster family in the end however. It is a very touching movie which could make you cry and laugh at some parts.