‘My Dear Mother’: Estonia-Ukraine Collab Thriller Series Headed To MIPCOM

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a buzzy one headed to MIPCOM.

With the Cannes confab less than a fortnight away, we can reveal My Dear Mother, an Estonia-Ukraine collab series about a young woman whose troubled past is brought to light when her mother is found brutally murdered on a beach.

Directed by Doris Tääker, who was AD on Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, and written by Raoul Suvi, My Dear Mother is made in the Nordic noir tradition, charting a story that blurs the line between victimhood and manipulation, raising questions about the protagonist’s role in the crime. Doris Tislar (Lioness) is playing the lead and cast includes Indrek Ojari, Elina Reinold and Saara Pius.

The series for Elisa Estonia is made by Ukraine’s Zolba Productions in collab with Film.UA Group. Film.UA said its design work on the series includes advanced de-ageing techniques for Tislar, allowing her to be portrayed at various stages in her life. Film.UA has been collaborating with a broader range of nations of late and has become a crucial go-between for content since the Ukraine War started more than two-and-a-half years ago.

Elisa Head Of Content Toomas Ili said: “Together with Estonia’s Zolba Productions, we are honored to have FILM.UA on board bringing this tragic story to life.”

Film.UA designer Olena Malkova added: “We are very happy that our partner is the telecommunication company ELISA, who is open to the new opportunities that modern technologies provide for all of us.”

Film.UA will be selling at MIPCOM, which runs October 21-24.