My Real Mother

A black and white photograph of a sleeping child in a pram with 'Lasse, four months old' written underneath it. At the bottom of the picture you can see the shadow of the photographer. This is Lasse Wigur´s only picture of his real mother and the start of Mats Olof Olsson´s film, 'My Real Mother', the strange story with a human touch about Lasse and his mother Maj. Lasse has always known that he was adopted. When he grew up he thought that it didn´t make any difference. But when he had his own children he changed his mind. He starts to find out for the sake of his roots and his own identity. He starts searching with the camera and microphone and finds a truth which comes totally unexpectedly – both for him and for the viewers…