"Russia." . . "Interfilm Productions." . . "Culture shock." . . . . . . . . "What happens when two Western couples adopt Russian orphans? How will the children cope in their new homes and will they be able to reconcile feelings for their new families with loyalty towards the kin they have left behind? This moving documentary follows Kira and Lara through their first three years in Canada. Initially, both girls are eager to leave the orphanage but they soon find that it's not so easy to leave their pasts behind. And what starts out as straightforward adoptions soon become more complicated for everyone involved."@en . "Feature films"@en . . . . . . . . . "Documentary films"@en . "Shot over 3 years, \"From Russia, for love\" follows the story of older Russian children who are adopted by North American families. We examine their memories, losses, attachments and wounds as the process unfolds. Rather than intrude, the camera merely records - capturing moments of both tenderness and confusion, tension and compassion. Documentary filmmaker Julia Ivanova, an adoption coordinator herself, is allowed unprecedented access to Russia's orphanage system, the children's lives, and intimate moments with the new families."@en . . . . . . "Nonfiction films"@en . . "From Russia, for love"@en . . . . "Intercountry adoption." . . "Culture shock Canada." . . "Intercountry adoption Russia." . . "Canada." . .