Small-town Ukrainian dreams crash into Moscow's brutal underbelly — survival has a price.
A story about the life of several girls who came from outskirts of Ukrainian provincial town Makeevka to Moscow.
Acting
Anna Ukolova's heartbreaking turn as 'Giraffe'.
Production
Authentic 2005 Moscow grime, zero glamour.
Director
Yuriy Moroz
Darya Moroz
Nina "Moydodyrka"
Viktoriya Isakova
Kira "Zebra"
Anna Ukolova
Anya "Giraffe"
Mikhail Efremov
Edik
Mikhail Gorevoy
The Owner
Natalya Lesnikovskaya
Kosa
Amadu Mamadakov
Slavik
Ilya Noskov
Vadik
Irina Rakhmanova
Bertoletka
Anastasiya Richi
Petr Tomashevsky
Anna Astashkina
A Girl from the Spot
Nadezhda Markina
Kira's Mother
Elena Rodak
The Inspector
Alexandr Pavlov
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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Makeevka was a coal mining hub in decline; the film captures the massive 2000s wave of Ukrainian economic migration to Moscow that reshaped both countries.
Director Yuriy Moroz cast his own daughter Darya as Nina, reportedly against her initial wishes — their tense dynamic reportedly informed the character's defensiveness.
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