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202217 minTV-PGdoc-short

Refugee Crisis Family Dynamics

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Waiting in Greece

202217 minTV-PGdoc-short

Oksana Poltorak and her children are Ukrainian refugees in Greece, striving for a sense of normalcy as they wait for their family to be reunited.

Refugee Crisis Family Dynamics

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Waiting in Greece

2022• 17 minTV-PG

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Oksana Poltorak and her children are Ukrainian refugees in Greece, striving for a sense of normalcy as they wait for their family to be reunited.

Synopsis

Oksana Poltorak and her children are Ukrainian refugees in Greece, striving for a sense of normalcy as they wait for their family to be reunited.

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