Ayka

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Ayka

2018

1h 40m

6.9(67 votes)

Drama

Overview

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

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13 members

Acting

Самал Еслямова

Ayka

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Dzhipargul Abdilova

Chinara

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Давид Алавердян

Hamlet

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Cholponay Borubaeva

Fatima

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Nurzhan Kunnazarova

Roza

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Сергей Мазур

veterinarian

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Azamat Satimbaev

creditor

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Directing

Askhat Kuchencherekov

Hussein

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Larisa Firsova

woman with dachshund

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Polina Severnaya

administrator in vet clinic

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Андрей Колядов

Viktor Anischenko, head of the teaching staff

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Александр Златопольский

Robert, business coach

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Вячеслав Агашкин

Unknown Role

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