Saint Sophia

Name: Saint Sophia
Director: Mariia Khomutina
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 2024-12-31

To become a doctor despite the war and... gender

2024 · 12 min · History, Drama

At the turn of the 20th century, Sofia Okunevska fights gender discrimination to study and practice medicine. Against societal barriers, she earns her medical degree and becomes one of the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s most respected physicians.

Directed by Mariia Khomutina

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