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Motherland

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Six American mothers who have lost children travel to South Africa to help impoverished children and each experiences hope and healing as a result of their work.

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Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor 09/02/2009
B
Steinman's high concept is unwieldy and overly ambitious and occasionally skirts reality TV territory -- one of the women even jokes about being voted off the island -- but the shots of the children beaming in the company of these mothers are glorious. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/17/2020
3.5/4.0
Captures magnificently both the painfulness of the grief being experienced and the beauty of the world that remains. Go to Full Review Felicia Feaster Charleston City Paper 01/24/2020
The experience of watching Motherland can feel relentless: the emotional volume just keeps getting amped up until it's almost deafening. Go to Full Review Rob Hunter Film School Rejects 08/31/2011
C+
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice 08/27/2009
4/5
A heart-affecting documentary about six American women who are mourning the death of their children and take a healing adventure together to serve others in South Africa. Go to Full Review Justin Strout Orlando Weekly 08/27/2009
3/5
Six American mothers, united in grief over the loss of a child, travel to Africa to find their way. That's the concept behind Motherland, a documentary that follows the women's emotional journey toward some kind of solace. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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06/20/2011 This Documentary Was Very Touching. And It Make's YOu think about the one's You have Lost In your Own Family I can Relate To this Very Deeply. Very Deeply. It Saddens Me. And It's An Understanding. What A Diffrent Pain is. Even Though You have A brother or Sister That You have Lost. And Now That Ur The Only Child. You Would Never Get Back On What Is Now Gone. I Do FIll For Those In This Movie. I Wish I Was There. To Experiance Something That They Have Exprienace. Great Documentary. See more 04/27/2010 A very inspiring and touching movie. See more Read all reviews
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Jennifer Steinman

Director

Jennifer Steinman

Producer

Mira Chang

Cinematographer

Karen Landsberg

Cinematographer

Jen Bradwell

Film Editing

Jessica Congdon

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Motherland

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Movie Info

Synopsis Six American mothers who have lost children travel to South Africa to help impoverished children and each experiences hope and healing as a result of their work.
Director
Jennifer Steinman
Producer
Jennifer Steinman
Distributor
Gigantic Pictures, LLC
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 26, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2016
Runtime
1h 20m
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