Forty-eight-year-old Eva is a beloved high school teacher and the wife of the town’s mayor.
While supporting her husband’s political campaign, she volunteers at a local refugee center,
where she meets Amir, an eighteen-year-old asylum seeker from Syria. A powerful passion
ignites between them – at least in Eva’s eyes. In this tale of forbidden love, the director
delicately unveils the complex themes of privilege and exploitation.
Nina Knag
Nina Knag is a writer and director based in Norway. She is the creator of the teen drama series
Josef was here. Her short films have been screened at international festivals, and she also teaches
at the University of Bergen and leads workshops for actors. Don’t Call Me Mama is her feature
debut, premiering at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Forty-eight-year-old Eva is a beloved high school teacher and the wife of the town’s mayor.
While supporting her husband’s political campaign, she volunteers at a local refugee center,
where she meets Amir, an eighteen-year-old asylum seeker from Syria. A powerful passion
ignites between them – at least in Eva’s eyes. In this tale of forbidden love, the director
delicately unveils the complex themes of privilege and exploitation.
Nina Knag
Nina Knag is a writer and director based in Norway. She is the creator of the teen drama series
Josef was here. Her short films have been screened at international festivals, and she also teaches
at the University of Bergen and leads workshops for actors. Don’t Call Me Mama is her feature
debut, premiering at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
While supporting her husband’s political campaign, she volunteers at a local refugee center,
where she meets Amir, an eighteen-year-old asylum seeker from Syria. A powerful passion
ignites between them – at least in Eva’s eyes. In this tale of forbidden love, the director
delicately unveils the complex themes of privilege and exploitation.
Nina Knag
Nina Knag is a writer and director based in Norway. She is the creator of the teen drama series
Josef was here. Her short films have been screened at international festivals, and she also teaches
at the University of Bergen and leads workshops for actors. Don’t Call Me Mama is her feature
debut, premiering at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.