Norwegian director Nina Knag exposes dirty secrets in “Don’t Call Me Mama,” premiering at Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
“I was doing research for another project about immigration in Norway, and I came across this article about Norwegian women volunteering at asylum centers. It was revealed that some of them were having sexual relationships with young Syrian men. I was shocked by this power imbalance,” she reveals.
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“At first, I judged them. I pitied them, too. And then I put myself in their shoes. When you’re in your late 40s, your marriage is stagnant and your children have just moved out, you
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