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Jajo's Secret (2009)

Jajo's Secret poster
Directed by
James Motluk
Country
Canada
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A documentary about how Canadian authorities imprisoned Ukrainian Canadians during World War I. It shares the story of one family's experience with that internment.

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What happens

Jajo's Secret (version in Ukrainian: «Таємниця Джаджо», romanized: Taiemnytsia Dzhadzho) is a 2009 made-for-TV documentary film about the internment of Ukrainian Canadians by the government of Canada during World War I. It was produced and directed by James Motluk (credited as James E Motluk) and broadcast on Omni Television. One of the first projects funded by the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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