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Season 12 Episode 16: Pushing the Elephant

Civil war came to Rose's Congolese village, with it the nighttime arrest of her entire family, the execution of her husband and grim negotiations with guards which led to her separation from her five-year-old daughter, Nangabire. More than a decade later, resettled in Phoenix, Rose and her children are reunited with Nangabire. Rose emerged from her experience advocating forgiveness and reconciliation.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

28

Episodes:

544

Cast:

Stanley Tucci

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

1999

Rating:

6.6