Ayka – My little One

HD – color – 100 min. – Dolby SRD
Production:
A German-Russian-Polish-Kazakh-Chinese production between: PALLAS FILM, KINODVOR, OTTER FILM, EURASIA FILM PRODUCTION and JUBEN PICTURES
supported by: Eurimages, MDM-Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Russian Ministry of Culture, Polish Film Institute
co-produced by: ZDF /Arte
author: Sergey Dvortsevoy, Gennady Ostrovsky
director: Sergey Dvortsevoy
producers: Thanassis Karathanos, Sergey Dvortsevoy, Anna Wydra, Martin Hampel
co-producers: Gulnara Sarsenova, Li Zhu, Luna Wang, Michel Merkt
distribution: Neue Visionen Filmverleih
world sales: The Match Factory
Ayka just gave birth.
She can’t afford to raise a child.
She has no job, debts to be paid, not even a room of her own.
But there is no way to suppress her natural instincts.
Role | Cast |
Ayka | Samal Yesyamova |
Chinara | Zhipargul Abdilaeva |
Flat Owner | David Alaverdyan |
Veterinarian | Sergey Mazur |
Car Wash Owner | Slava Agashkin |
Poultry Production Supervisor | Ashkat Kuchinchirekov |
author: Gennady Ostrovsky, Sergey Dvortsevoy
director: Sergey Dvortsevoy
Director of Photography: Jolanta Dylewska
Editor: Sergey Dvortsevoy, Petar Markovic
Make-up: Tomek Matrashek
Production Design: Olga Jurasova
Sound: Maksim Belovolov, Martin Frühmorgen , Joanna Napieralska, Holger Lehmann
Costumes: Aleksandra Demidova
producers: Thanassis Karathanos, Sergey Dvortsevoy, Anna Wydra, Martin Hampel
co-producers: Gulnara Sarsenova, Li Zhu, Luna Wang, Michel Merkt
World premiere: Cannes International Film Festival: May 2018
Cannes / est Actress
Asian Film Awards / Best Actress
Polish Film Awards / Nomination – Best Camera (Jolanta Dylewska)
Bergen IFF / Norway / Cinema Extraodinaire Award – Best Film
Films from the South / Oslo/Norway / New Voices Award – Best Director
Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival / Estonia
Asia Pacific Screen Award / Australia (Competition, Nomination Best Actress)
All about Freedom Festival / Gdansk/Poland / Best Film
Palm Springs International Film Festival / Nomination FIPRESCI Prize
Sputnik Russian Film Festival / Poland
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival / Taiwan
Gothenburg Film Festival / Sweden
International Antalya Film Festival / Turkey / Best Actress
Film Festival Cottbus / Germany / Best Film
Tokyo FILMex / Grand Prize