Marija

Best Feature Film 2017 - Nominated

Marija

by Michael Koch

Marija, a young Ukrainian woman, earns her living as a hotel maid in Dortmund, Germany, but dreams of owning her own hair salon. She puts money aside each month but when she is fired without notice, her dream seems out of reach. Without work and under financial pressure, she finds herself forced to look for other opportunities. In her determination to reach her goal she sacrifices her body, her social relationships and her own feelings.

Cast
Margarita Breitkreiz, Georg Friedrich, Sahin Eryilmaz, Olga Dinnikova

Screenplay
Michael Koch

Production
Pandora Film Produktion Köln, Hugofilm Productions GmbH Zürich, Little Shark Entertainment Köln, WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln Köln, ARTE G.E.I.E. Strasbourg Cedex, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen Zürich, SRG SSR Bern 31

Crew
cinematography: Bernhard Keller | editing: Florian Riegel | locationsoundmix: Jean-Pierre Gerth | soundediting: Maurizius Staerkle Drux, Tobias Koch | sounddesign: Maurizius Staerkle Drux, Tobias Koch | rerecordingsoundmix: Jacques Kieffer | artdirection: Petra Barchi | lighting: Henry Notroff | costumes: Peri De Braganca | casting: Susanne Ritter

Festivals

40. Göteborg International Film Festival
38. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken
29e Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers
52. Solothurner Filmtage
46th Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist
61. Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid
21st Busan International Film Festival
41st Toronto International Film Festival
69° Festival del film Locarno

Marija