107 Mothers (2021)

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

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.

docudramaslow-pacedintimateobservationalsomberemotionally restrainedgroundedcompassionate

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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