Australian filmmaker Sophia Turkiewicz, now in middle age, uncovers the truth about her mother Helen's dramatic wartime escape from a Siberian gulag and the historic betrayal involving Stalin and the Allies. As Helen's dementia sets in, Sophia must confront her own demons and decide whether to forgive her mother, who abandoned her in an orphanage as a child.
Once My Mother
A filmmaker embarks on a journey to uncover the truth about her mother's remarkable survival story, tracing her mother's path from a Siberian gulag during World War II and unearthing secrets that have long plagued her family.
