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  • Big Sonia (2016)
  • 93 min | Documentary, Family, History
Big Sonia (2016)
93 min | Documentary, Family, History
In the last store in a defunct shopping mall, 91-year-old Sonia Warshawski - great-grandmother, businesswoman, and Holocaust survivor - runs the tailor shop she's owned for more than thirty years. But when she's served an eviction notice, ...See moreIn the last store in a defunct shopping mall, 91-year-old Sonia Warshawski - great-grandmother, businesswoman, and Holocaust survivor - runs the tailor shop she's owned for more than thirty years. But when she's served an eviction notice, the specter of retirement prompts Sonia to revisit her harrowing past as a refugee and witness to genocide. A poignant story of generational trauma and healing, BIG SONIA also offers a laugh-out-loud-funny portrait of the power of love to triumph over bigotry, and the power of truth-telling to heal us all. See less
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Writer
Eric Frith (story)
Producer
Leah Warshawski (producer)
Cinematographer
Todd Soliday
Editors
Doug Loviska | Todd Soliday
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Release date
Nov 9, 2016 (United States)
Awards
7 wins & 3 nominations

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