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Once My Mother(2014)
Status: Released
Date: 2014-07-24
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Time: 1h 15m
Overview:
Australian filmmaker Sophia Turkiewicz investigates why her Polish mother abandoned her and uncovers the truth behind her mother's wartime escape from a Siberian gulag, leaving Sophia to confront her own capacity for forgiveness.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Ukraine,
Australia,
Poland
ProductionCompanies:
Change Focus Media
Movie: Once My Mother
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Video: Once My Mother Cinema Trailer May 2014
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