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Ayka

Ayka

20186.91h 40m

Overview

A young Kyrgyz immigrant tries to eke out a living in Moscow after abandoning her newborn and fleeing the hospital.

Directed by Sergei Dvortsevoy
Written by Gennadiy Ostrovskiy, Sergei Dvortsevoy
Produced by Martin Hampel, Anna Wydra, Sergei Dvortsevoy
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Top Cast

Samal Yeslyamova

Samal Yeslyamova

Ayka

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Dzhipargul Abdilova

Chinara

David Alaverdyan

David Alaverdyan

Hamlet

Cholponay Borubaeva

Cholponay Borubaeva

Fatima

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Nurzhan Kunnazarova

Roza

Sergey Mazur

Sergey Mazur

veterinarian

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Azamat Satimbaev

creditor

Askhat Kuchencherekov

Askhat Kuchencherekov

Hussein

Larisa Firsova

Larisa Firsova

woman with dachshund

Polina Severnaya

Polina Severnaya

administrator in vet clinic

About Ayka

Ayka is a drama film released in 2018. Directed by Sergei Dvortsevoy, it stars Samal Yeslyamova, Dzhipargul Abdilova, David Alaverdyan. A young Kyrgyz immigrant tries to eke out a living in Moscow after abandoning her newborn and fleeing the hospital.

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