"Mother of Apostles". Stop War, solidarity with the Ukrainian people

In these dramatic hours, the Testimony and Social Commitment Area of the Diocese of Trento, the Religion Today Film Festival and the Trentino Forum for Peace and Human Rights invite everybody to show solidarity with the Ukrainian people in an evening that uses the language of cinema as a tool to explore their history, culture and spirituality, and to reaffirm the firmest rejection of violence and weapons.

With Fr Cristiano Bettega, Olha Vozna, Lia Beltrami and Katia Malatesta.

On Thursday 3 March 2022, at 20.15, the Vigilianum Diocesan Cultural Centre (via Endrici 14, Trento) will host a screening of Zaza Buadze's film MOTHER OF APOSTLES (Ukraine 2020, 122').The film, with a heartbreaking performance by Natalya Polovynka, is based on a true story that takes us back to the outbreak of the conflict in 2014.

The film is based on the stories of women whose sons fought for Ukraine in 2014. In search of her son-pilot, whose plane was shot down over the occupied territories, the mother finds herself in a completely alien and aggressive world, where everything is permeated with hatred and suffering. In this hell she not only seeks a son, but, having great love and merciful character in her heart, she changes everyone she meets on her way. And most importantly, she changes herself, finding a truly sacred power! Her despair and pain are reborn in the eternal motherly spirit of the earth, which returns the sons home alive or dead.

(Film synopsis - source: https://religionfilm.com/en/film/mother-apostles-en)