Mother Wanted
1989, Finnish. Directed by Anssi Mänttäri.
Anni wants a new mommy for herself and a new wife for her dad. But dad has forgotten how to find a wife and needs Anni's help.
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Finnish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Anssi MänttäriDirector
- Kirsikka TykkyläinenAnni Nieminen
- Susanna HaavistoLeena Järvenpää
- Kari HeiskanenTimo Nieminen, Timppa
- Outi MäenpääTaina
- Antti MäkeläEetu
- Ritva ValkamaIsoäiti
- Mikko MajanlahtiIsoisä
- Miitta SorvaliSaikkonen
- Juuso HirvikangasPatu, Timpan työtoveri
- Erkki SaarelaRaimo
- Aino SeppoRakel
- Eija AhvoParturi 1
Details
- Released
- 27 January 1989
- Original title
- Anni tahtoo äidin
- Country
- Finland
- Written by
- Anssi Mänttäri
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Mother Wanted runs 68 minutes (1h 8m).
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Which OTT platform is Mother Wanted on?
Mother Wanted isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 January 1989. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Mother Wanted?
Mother Wanted (1989) was directed by Anssi Mänttäri and stars Kirsikka Tykkyläinen, Susanna Haavisto, Kari Heiskanen.