A poor migrant woman in Moscow struggles with her life.
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Awards:
- 13 wins & 18 nominations.
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Cast
| Samal Yeslyamova | ... |
Ayka
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Sergey Mazur | ... |
Veterinarian
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Zhipara Abdilaeva | ... |
Chinara
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David Alaverdyan | ... |
Flat Owner
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Slava Agashkin | ... |
Car Wash Owner
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Andrey Kolyadov | ... |
Policeman
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Azamat Satimbaev | ... |
Child Buyer
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Nurzhamal Mamadalieva | ... |
Fatima
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Nurzhan Kunnozarova | ... |
Rosa
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Galina Kravets | ... |
Nurse
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Kenzhebek Karybaev | ... |
Urmat
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Askhat Kuchinchirekov | ... |
Poultry Production Supervisor
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Umida Serozhova | ... |
Gynocologist
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Anastasia Marchuk | ... |
Doctor
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Larisa Firsova | ... |
Dachsund Owner
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Natalja Titorenko | ... |
Office Manager
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Semyk | ... |
Chinara's Son
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| Aleksandr Zlatopolskiy | ... |
Robert
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Irina Balkizova | ... |
Ira
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Valentina Dumanova | ... |
Valya
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Directed by
| Sergei Dvortsevoy | ||
Written by
| Sergei Dvortsevoy | ... | (written by) & |
| Gennadiy Ostrovskiy | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Sergei Dvortsevoy | ... | producer |
| Guo Guo | ... | assistant producer (as Jiayi Guo) |
| Martin Hampel | ... | producer |
| Thanassis Karathanos | ... | producer |
| Maria Kontogianni | ... | assistant producer |
| Michel Merkt | ... | co-producer |
| Gulnara Sarsenova | ... | co-producer |
| Anna Wydra | ... | producer |
| Li Zhu | ... | co-producer |
Cinematography by
| Jolanta Dylewska | ... | (as Jola Dylewska) |
Editing by
| Sergei Dvortsevoy | ||
| Petar Markovic | ||
Editorial Department
| Martyna Laskowska | ... | color timer: second |
| Ronan Nouri | ... | trailer editor |
Production Design by
| Olga Yurasova | ||
Production Management
| Daniela Bartsch | ... | post-production project manager |
| Christin Meyer | ... | Financial Manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Evgeniya Ulasevich | ... | first assistant director |
Sound Department
| Oliver Barth | ... | foley editor: additional |
| Gregor Bonse | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Andreas Drost | ... | foley mixer |
| Nils Gradlowsky | ... | sound design assistant: Rotor Film |
| Jörg Klinkenberg | ... | foley artist |
| Aleksandra Landsmann | ... | sound editor |
| Sergey Lobanov | ... | dubbing mixer |
| Jan Meyerdierks | ... | foley mixer |
| Joanna Napieralska | ... | sound |
| Jan Pasemann | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Dominik Raetz | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Peter Sandmann | ... | foley artist |
| Natalia Silkina | ... | sound recordist |
| Sebastian Sánchez Jordan | ... | foley editor (as Sebastian Sánchez) |
| Sasha Valent | ... | Production Sound Mixer (as Alexander Valentsov) / sound editor : on location (as Alexander Valentsov) / sound recordist (as Alexander Valentsov) |
| Malte Eichhorst | ... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Dmitriy Kozlov | ... | first assistant camera / focus puller |
Additional Crew
| Anna Alekseeva | ... | legal adviser |
| Sergei Gratchev | ... | Legal advisor |
| Maria Kontogianni | ... | assistant producer |
| Yuriy Korchuganov | ... | Legal advisor |
| Romuald Lagoude | ... | delivery manager |
Thanks
| Karl Baumgartner | ... | in memory of |
Production Companies
- Kinodvor
- Pallas Film
- Otter Films
- Eurasia Film Production (co-production)
- Juben Pictures (co-production)
- KNM (co-production)
- Das kleine Fernsehspiel (ZDF) (co-production)
- ARTE (in collaboration with)
- Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation (support)
- Eurimages (support)
- Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej (support)
- Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) (support)
Distributors
- ARP Sélection (2019) (France) (theatrical)
- Against Gravity (2018) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2019) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Polyfilm Verleih (2019) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Volga (2019) (Russia) (theatrical)
- EuroVideo (2019) (Germany) (DVD) (release through)
- Filmarti (2018) (Turkey)
- Filmcoopi Zürich (2014) (Switzerland)
- Legendmain Filmes (2019) (Portugal)
- Moving Turtle (2018) (Lebanon) (Middle East & North Africa)
- Neue Visionen Filmverleih (2018) (Germany)
- Paco Poch Cinema (2020) (Spain) (subtitled version)
- The Match Factory (2018) (World-wide)
- good movies! (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- Rotor Film (post-production)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A young Kyrgyz girl, Ayka, lives and works illegally in Moscow. After giving birth to her first child, she doesn't feed the infant but stages an impromptu breakout through the window of the maternity ward. Over the course of the next few days, she goes searching for a job all the while trying to keep the birth secret. She finds work at a chicken processing facility, only to learn that her boss has decided to skip town without paying his employees. This sets in motion a new wave of anxiety for the young woman, who needs to pay off her menacing creditors. While searching for a way to make money, her motherly yearning leads her to desperate attempts at finding the abandoned child. Written by Happy_Evil_Dude |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Filmed over a seven year period, even though the action in the story takes place within a week. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Stream with Anton Dolin (2021). See more » |