What My Mother Told Me
1995, English. Directed by Frances-Anne Solomon.
Jesse, a young woman from England, goes to Trinidad to bury her father. Reluctantly she agrees to meet her mother, whom she thought had abandoned her when she was a child. Her mother tells her stories, revealing a troubled and violent marriage, and Jesse is forced to face the truth about her past.
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- 0h 57m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 22 August 1995
- Country
- Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom
- Written by
- Frances-Anne Solomon, Leonie Forbes, Adjoa Andoh
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What My Mother Told Me runs 57 minutes (0h 57m).
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What My Mother Told Me isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed What My Mother Told Me?
What My Mother Told Me (1995) was directed by Frances-Anne Solomon and stars Adjoa Andoh, Leonie Forbes, Clarence Smith.