Once My Mother (2014)
• July 24th, 2014 • 1h 15min
History, Documentary, War, Family
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.
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