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Once My Mother

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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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Status: Released

Released Date: 2014-07-24

Runtime: 75 mins

Director: Sophia Turkiewicz

Writer: Sophia Turkiewicz

Spoken language: English

Genres: History, Documentary, War, Family

Original title: Once My Mother

Production Companies: Change Focus Media

Production Countries: Ukraine, Australia, Poland

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