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Mimi and Me (2026)
Directed by Milena Aboyan
“A heartwarming mother-daughter story about the difficult climb up the social ladder, based on the autobiography of lawyer and journalist Iris Sayram.”
Drama · 1h 29m
Growing up in Cologne in the 1980s, Iris hopes to study law one day. While her father, Mustafa, wallows in failed dreams and a gambling addiction, her mother, Mimi, struggles to keep the family afloat by working as a cleaning lady and a prostitute. Even after Mimi contracts AIDS, she continues to support her daughter’s plans.
Cast
Hannah Gharib
Annette Frier
Svenja Jung
Serkan Kaya
Brikena Ray
Crew
- Director
- Milena Aboyan
- Writer
- Elke Rössler
- Director of Photography
- Nikolaus Schreiber
- Original Music Composer
- Can Erdogan
- Editor
- Elias Ben Engelhardt
- Producer
- Rima Schmidt
Details
- Original title
- Mimi und Ich
- Release date
- 2026-06-29
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- MadeFor Film