Ayka(Айка)
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Russia, Germany, Poland · 2019
1h 40m
Director Sergei Dvortsevoy
Starring Samal Yeslyamova, Dzhipargul Abdilova, David Alaverdyan, Cholponay Borubaeva
Genre Drama
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Ayka is a young immigrant from Kyrgyzstan living in Moscow. Deep in debt with an expired work permit, she goes from one under-the-table job to the next as she desperately tries to survive the winter and pay off her loans. On top of everything, she has just given birth and faces worrying health issues.
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