MO PAPA
Fiction Feature / 88 min / color / 2K / 5.1 / 2025
DIRECTOR: Eeva Mägi
PRODUCERS: Sten-Johan Lill, Eeva Mägi
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sten-Johan Lill
EDITOR: Jette-Krõõt Keedus
SOUND DESIGNER/COMPOSER: Tanel Kadalipp
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Allan Appelberg
COSTUME DESIGNER: Ulvi Tiit
MAKE-UP DESIGNER: Liisi Põllumaa
PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Kinosaurus Film, Kultuurikuur
CAST: Jarmo Reha, Ester Kuntu, Rednar Annus, Paul Abiline
Eugen, 28, is released from prison after serving ten years for accidentally causing his younger brother's death, a tragic act driven by his own unresolved trauma from being abandoned by his parents. Now, with only his estranged father and childhood friends, Stina and Riko, from the orphanage left in his life, Eugen hopes for reconciliation. But the scars of abandonment pull him back into destructive patterns. Mo Papa explores a devastating cycle of trauma, where love blurs with self-hate, and forgiveness is blocked by the weight of blame. In this raw, unscripted drama, life unfolds as the characters confront the unpredictable consequences of their actions, struggling to bridge the gap between longing and the love they cannot share.
Participated at PÖFF goes to Cannes 2024.