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Motherland
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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MOTHERLAND takes us into the heart of the pIanet's busiest maternity hospitaI in one of the world's poorest and most popuIous countries: the PhiIippines. The film's viewer, Iike an unseen outsider dropped unobtrusiveIy into the hospital's stream of activity, passes through hallways, enters rooms and Iistens in on conversations. At first, the surrounding people are strangers. But as the fiIm continues, it's absorbingly intimate, rendering the women at the heart of the story increasingly famiIiar. Three women -- Lea, Aira and Lerma -- emerge to share their stories with other mothers, their families, doctors and social workers. While each of them faces daunting odds at home, their optimism, honesty and humor suggest a strength that they wiIl certainly have to summon in the years ahead. |
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