Movie: 6 Weeks to Mother's Day

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    150 underprivileged and orphaned students in the remote jungle of Thailand attending the country's first democratic school prepare a special celebration to honor their remarkable adoptive mother on Mother's Day.

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    2017-11-16

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    Education, love and empowerment at a remarkable school in the jungle of Thailand

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    ภาษาไทย
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