Ayka

Year: 2018
Country: Russia, Germany, Poland, Kazakhstan, China
Director: Sergey Dvortsevoy
Cast: Samal Yeslyamova, Aleksandr Zlatopolskiy
Runtime: 114 min.
Age: 18+

A strong bold drama about a Kyrgyz woman in the contexts of harsh Moscow winter

A poor woman without a job struggles to raise her child.

Awards & Festivals:

Cannes Film Festival – Best Actress
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival – Best Actress (Golden Orange)
Bergen International Film Festival – Cinema Extraordinaire
Cottbus Film Festival of Young East European Cinema – Main Prize for Best Film, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Oslo Films from the South Festival – New Voices Award 
Palm Springs International Film Festival – participation
Asia Pacific Screen Award nomination – Best Performance by an Actress