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Mila finally returns home to see her daughter Kasia in person, not just through her phone screen. She is temporarily leaving the seaside villa where she works in upscale Caesarea, Israel, and also says goodbye to her thrilling, secret love affair. For years, Mila has worked tirelessly to build a better future for her family, who remained in a poor Polish village. But when she returns, she finds a reality very different from the one she imagined. She realizes no one has been waiting for her. Determined to reshape her life, Mila tries to tailor the reality by her expectations and regain control. Eventually, she will have to face the cost of her choices.
Festivals and Awards:
Cannes Film Festival, Jerusalem Film Festival 2025
Director: Or Sinai
Producer: Adi Bar Yossef, Co-producers: Aneta Zagórska, Marco Valerio Fusco, Micaela Fusco
Production Company: Baryo Films
Cinematographer: Matan Radin
Editor: Michal Holland
Soundtrack Editor: Shahaf Wagshal
Original Soundtrack: Andrea Koch, Alon Peretz
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Rabinovich Film Fund Cinema Project, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, Ministero della Cultura Direzione Cinema e Audiovisivo, Polish Film Institute, Podkarpackie Regional Film Fund, Torino Films
Production Design: Alicja Kazimierczak, Aleksandra Klemens
Casting: Piotr Bartuszek, Maya Kessel
Cast: Evgenia Dodina, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Katarzyna Łubik, Martin Ogbu, Dominika Bednarczyk, Małgorzata Zawadzka, Cheli Goldenberg, Meir Suisa, Vilma Noyberg
Script: Or Sinai
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: מאמא
Relevant Links:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36643684/Mila finally returns home to see her daughter Kasia in person, not just through her phone screen. She is temporarily leaving the seaside villa where she works in upscale Caesarea, Israel, and also says goodbye to her thrilling, secret love affair. For years, Mila has worked tirelessly to build a better future for her family, who remained in a poor Polish village. But when she returns, she finds a reality very different from the one she imagined. She realizes no one has been waiting for her. Determined to reshape her life, Mila tries to tailor the reality by her expectations and regain control. Eventually, she will have to face the cost of her choices.
Festivals and Awards:
Cannes Film Festival, Jerusalem Film Festival 2025
Relevant Links:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36643684/Director: Or Sinai
Producer: Adi Bar Yossef, Co-producers: Aneta Zagórska, Marco Valerio Fusco, Micaela Fusco
Production Company: Baryo Films
Cinematographer: Matan Radin
Editor: Michal Holland
Soundtrack Editor: Shahaf Wagshal
Original Soundtrack: Andrea Koch, Alon Peretz
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Rabinovich Film Fund Cinema Project, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, Ministero della Cultura Direzione Cinema e Audiovisivo, Polish Film Institute, Podkarpackie Regional Film Fund, Torino Films
Production Design: Alicja Kazimierczak, Aleksandra Klemens
Casting: Piotr Bartuszek, Maya Kessel
Cast: Evgenia Dodina, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Katarzyna Łubik, Martin Ogbu, Dominika Bednarczyk, Małgorzata Zawadzka, Cheli Goldenberg, Meir Suisa, Vilma Noyberg
Script: Or Sinai
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: מאמא
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