documentaries, which observe
humanity and the world
around us with a personal
and sensitive touch.
Forever Yours
/Mia Halme
Forever Yours is a film about children who have been taken into custody. Through the children, their biological parents and foster parents, the film depicts love in everyday life. The film explores the invisible bond between a child and a biological parent. Even when a child is taken into custody, the yearning for closeness to the biological parents and need for their approval never seems to disappear. This longing is a form of loneliness that the foster parents struggle to overcome.
The film describes the entire foster care process: a child being brought into a shelter home, a teenager’s everyday life in a foster family, and siblings preparing to return to their biological mother, after five years in a foster family.
script and directing: Mia Halme
director of photography: Peter Flinckenberg
2. cinematographer: Anssi Leino
editing: Samu Heikkilä
sound design: Kirka Sainio
production manager, marketing: Mina Laamo, Avanton Productions
production: Sonja Lindén, Avanton Productions
distribution in Finland: Juha Elomäki, Pirkanmaan elokuvakeskus
international distribution: Deckert Distribution
duration: 77’ & 58’
completion year: 2011
Awards:
Visions du Réel – International Film Festival, Nyon, Switzerland, 7.-13.4.2011 Grand Prix / Best directing (Feature-length documentaries)
State Quality Award
Jussi Prize for the Best Finnish Documentary 2011
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