The film follows seven consecutive days at a pivotal moment in Mother Teresa’s life, the period where she decides to leave the Loreto Entally convent in Calcutta and launch her own order.
Sister Mercedes
The production budget was $1.5M.
The runtime is 103 minutes (1h 43m).
It was a co-production between: Belgium, Denmark, Macedonia, Sweden.
The film was directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska.
The screenplay was written by Teona Strugar Mitevska and Goce Smilevski.
Cinematography was handled by Virginie Saint-Martin.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt18246200.
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Average
10 votes
Mother
Released
12
English
Belgium, Denmark, Macedonia, Sweden
$1,470,055
