Mother

Mother (2025)

Calcutta, India, August 1948. Teresa, Mother Superior of the convent of the Sisters of Loreto, is anxiously waiting for the letter that will finally allow her to leave her monastery and create her new order in response to the call she has received from God.

Date of release
2025-12-03
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
History, Drama
Director
Teona Strugar Mitevska, Vuk Mitevski

Casting

Interesting facts

Mother is a 2025 drama film directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska, in her English-language feature debut, co-written by Mitevska, Goce Smilevski, and Elma Tataragić. It is based on Mitevska's four-part miniseries Teresa and I (2015). Starring Noomi Rapace, it follows the Macedonian-Albanian Catholic nun Mother Teresa establishment of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India.

Production

In February 2022, it was reported that Teona Strugar Mitevska would direct her seventh film, Mother about Mother Teresa. It marks her English-language feature directorial debut. The project was presented at the Berlinale Co-Production Market during the European Film Market in February 2022.

In May 2024, Noomi Rapace joined the cast as Mother Teresa. Rapace revealed that she was drawn to the film due to its off beat portrayal of Mother Teresa. She further described it as "punk rock".

Principal photography took place in Brussels, Belgium and Kolkata, India and wrapped in November 2024.

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