Once My Mother

PG
1h 15m
2014
8 /10 (2)

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.

Country : Ukraine, Australia, Poland
Languages : English
Released Date: 2014-07-24
Cast : Not Available

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