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Joanna (2013)

Joanna poster
Directed by
Aneta Kopacz
Genre
documentary film
Country
Poland
Runtime
40 min
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young mother with terminal cancer faces her final months. She focuses on creating meaningful moments with her husband and young son.

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What happens

Joanna is a 2013 Polish documentary film by Aneta Kopacz about Joanna Salyga, a young woman with cancer with only three months to live, and her efforts to make the most of her time with her husband and young son. Kopacz learned of Salyga's story through her blog Chustka. Salyga's readers sponsored a crowdfunding campaign to produce this film. Joanna was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 87th Academy Awards, along with another Polish film in the same category, Our Curse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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