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| KN, Mother, in: Empire, nr. 255 (Sept), 2010 pp. 53 |
| Trevor Johnston, Mother, in: Sight & Sound, nr. 9 (September), 2010 pp. 68-69 |
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| Frank Schnelle, Mother, in: epd Film, nr. 8, 2010 pp. 38 |
| Rüdiger Suchsland, Mother, in: Filmdienst, nr. 16 (5. August), 2010 pp. 27 |