Children in Exile
Sponsored by Molly's Revenge
Monday, March 10— 7:00pm Park Cinemas
Childhood survivors of the Soviet deportation to Siberia describe their experiences.
Joseph Stalin infamously once said, “One death is a tragedy, but a million deaths are a statistic.” Children in Exile shows us the very real human face of this tragedy-turned-statistic. Combining intimate, emotional interviews with the surviving victims, archival photographs, archival film footage, and poignant artwork created by the survivors, filmmaker Chris Swider explores how the youngest victims — mere children and teenagers — experienced the trauma of Soviet deportation to Siberia just prior to WWII. Unlike many of the war crimes committed by the Nazis, these lesser-known Soviet crimes against humanity have never been legally confronted. But as one interviewee states, “A crime should be called a crime.” This moving film provides us with a view from the survivors’ perspective — stories of struggles against unspeakable adversity, and ultimately, uplifting messages of hope and love. Documentary. USA/Canada/Poland/Russia. 60 m. Screens with The Story of Stuff.
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