International Film Series: The Road to Mother

Ilyas is born in 1922 during a time of war, and famine, and modernization in the country of Kazakhstan. Villages are ripped apart in the struggle for power: those who are for the new ruler and those who are opposed. Young Ilyas is ripped away from his mother, Mariam, during this struggle and is taken on a journey to fight for his country. Over the next several decades, Ilyas finds himself trapped in the same unending war trying to find a way to go home to his mother and childhood friend, Oumit, who has become Mariam’s adopted daughter. Despite others telling them to forget about him, Mariam and Oumit remain faithful in awaiting Ilyas’s return home. 

Admission: Free. Suggested donation $5.