Lost Mothers
NEW ARRIVALS • 1h 6m
The film documents over a year of the support group meetings, in which the mothers reveal their most intimate feelings and memories, while also capturing the day to day life journey of each of them, a journey whose end is unknown and will hopefully see them reunite with the children they gave up. Through the four mothers' stories, the film's director tries to examine and understand the relationship with her biological mother, who gave her up for adoption.
Year: 2021
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles (use CC to activate)
Director: Tzipi Baider
Producer: Dana Shalev
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