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Motherland

Ellen Evans · UK · Documentary · 13 min · ♥︎ 308

Three men who spent most of their lives in Britain are deported to Jamaica, where, far from family and friends, they must build new lives from nothing.

A quietly powerful portrait of three men deported to a 'home' they left long ago, rebuilding their lives far from family.

After a lifetime in Britain, three men are sent "home" to Jamaica. Far from their families and friends in the UK, they must construct new lives from nothing.

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