Once My Mother

Once My Mother (2014)

July 24th, 20141h 15min

History, Documentary, War, Family
70%

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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