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107 Mothers (2021)

107 Mothers poster
Original title
Цензорка
Directed by
Peter Kerekes
Genre
drama film
Country
Slovakia, Czech Republic, Ukraine
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
18
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman works as a prison censor in a Ukrainian women's prison. She oversees the correspondence of inmates, many of whom are mothers separated from their children.

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What happens

107 Mothers (version in Ukrainian: «Цензорка», romanized: Tsenzor, lit. 'Censor') is a 2021 docudrama film directed by Peter Kerekes who co-wrote the screenplay with Ivan Ostrochovský. Its world premiere took place on 1 September 2021 at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, where it was screened in Horizons competition program. It was selected as the Slovak entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. It is a co-production between Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Ukraine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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