Don't Call Me Mama

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Don't Call Me Mama
Don't Call Me Mama film poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Norwegian Se meg
Directed byNina Knag
Written by
  • Nina Knag
  • Kathrine Valen Zeiner
Produced by
  • Eléonore Anselme
  • Ingrid Skagestad
Starring
CinematographyAlvilde Horten Naterstad
Edited byVidar Flataukan
Music byOlav Røyrhus Øyehaug
Production
companies
  • The Global Ensemble Drama
  • Screen Story
  • Mediefondet Zefyr
Distributed byScanbox Entertainment.
Release dates
  • 9 July 2025 (2025-07-09)(KVIFF)
  • 31 October 2025 (2025-10-31)(Norway)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

Don't Call Me Mama (Norwegian : Se meg) is an upcoming Norwegian drama film directed by Nina Knag in her debut feature. The film is about "forbidden love, as it confronts its protagonists with a moral test while provocatively exploring how hypocrisy can masquerade as generosity." [1]

Contents

It is scheduled for premiere at 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 9 July 2025, competing for Crystal Globe. [2]

The film will release in Norwegian theatres on 31 October 2025. [3]

Cast

Production

Pia Tjelta was cast in the film in May 2024 along with Kristoffer Joner, Tarek Zayat, and Kathrine Thorborg Johansen. The filming began in June 2024. [4]

Release

Don't Call Me Mama will have its premiere at 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 9 July 2025, where it competes for Crystal Globe with other eleven feature films. [5] The trailer was released on 30 June 2025, before the start of the festival by the Nordic distributor Scanbox Entertainment. [6]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef
2025 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Crystal Globe Grand Prix Don't Call Me MamaNominated [7]

References

  1. Knag, Nina (3 June 2025). "Don't Call Me Mama". Cineuropa . Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  2. Kudláč, Martin (3 June 2025). "The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival unveils its competition line-up". Cineuropa . Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  3. "Don't Call Me Mama". Norwegian Film Institute . 27 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  4. Tom Dalton (19 May 2024). "Pia Tjelta to star in asylum seeker psychological thriller 'Don't Call Me Mama' for REinvent International Sales (exclusive)". ScreenDaily . Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  5. "Catalogue of Films". Karlovy Vary International Film Festival . 4 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  6. Leo Barraclough (30 June 2025). "Forbidden Love Drama-Thriller 'Don't Call Me Mama' Debuts Trailer Ahead of Karlovy Vary Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  7. Jason Pirodsky (3 June 2025). "Karlovy Vary film fest unveils 2025 lineup with global premieres, mystery film from Iran". The Prague Reporter. Retrieved 3 July 2025.