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Samal Yeslyamova | ... | Ayka | |
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Zhipara Abdilaeva | ... | Chinara |
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Sergey Mazur | ... | Veterinarian |
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David Alaverdyan | ... | Flat Owner |
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Andrey Kolyadov | ... | Policeman |
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Slava Agashkin | ... | Car Wash Owner |
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Azamat Satimbaev | ... | Child Buyer |
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Galina Kravets | ... | Nurse |
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Askhat Kuchencherekov | ... | Poultry Production Supervisor |
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Kenzhebek Karybaev | ... | Urmat |
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Nurzhamal Mamadalieva | ... | Fatima |
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Nurzhan Kunnozarova | ... | Rosa |
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Umida Serozhova | ... | Gynocologist |
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Anastasia Marchuk | ... | Doctor |
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Larisa Firsova | ... | Dachsund Owner |
A poor migrant woman in Moscow struggles with her life.
It's not easy to watch. The story, as it unveils , makes one clinching hands and seems to affect viewer physically. It's graphic but remains real, almost like a documentary. There's no music (as a film score), no chance for even a short break from heavy grip of what seems to be reality. And I believe it is reality, with fictional characters and acted out (in a most convincing way). It's a reality that you won't normally hear of, unless you know someone who's forced into it. That's why it's definitely worth watching, worth grinding your teeth in discomfort. Hopefully, it will at least make us think, feel and act differently when next time we encounter someone from that kind of reality.