Year: 2021
Country:
SLOVAKIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, UKRAINE
Language:
Russian, Ukrainian
Run Time:
93 minutes
While monotonous days drag on with tedious chores for inmates at a Ukrainian women’s prison, some find motivation right next door in the children’s ward. 107 MOTHERS dramatizes the remarkable true stories of moms who are allowed to serve their sentences with their children until they turn three years old. Although housed in separate buildings on the prison property, mothers are able to nurse their infants day and night and play with their toddlers on the outdoor playground. These women share their stories about what led them to prison, their desires for the future, and their complicated role as a mother behind bars. While some moms serving time are granted requests for parole, others aren’t so lucky and must consider the options for the future care of their children when they age out of the prison’s care facility. Demanding the utmost compassion, this fictional portrayal of real-life accounts of motherhood in prison is hopeful, heartbreaking, and unforgettable. —A.B.
Upper Allen
Tuesday, April 05, 2022 at 5:00 PM
Wednesday, April 06, 2022 at 12:05 PM
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Accessibility (?)
Closed Captions: No
Audio Description: No
English Subtitles: Yes
Related Event
46th CIFF College Program
Sidebar
Women of the World
Competition
George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Competition
Director
Peter Kerekes
Producers
Peter Kerekes
Screenwriting
Ivan Ostrochovský, Peter Kerekes
Cinematography
Martin Kollar
Editing
Martin Piga, Thomas Ernst
Principal Cast
Maryna Klimova, Iryna Kiryazeva, Lyubov Vasylyna
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