Ayka (2018)
Original title: Айка
Ayka is a 2018 Russian-language drama movie directed by Sergei Dvortsevoy, with a running time of 1h 40m. It stars Samal Yeslyamova, Dzhipargul Abdilova and David Alaverdyan.
A young Kyrgyz immigrant tries to eke out a living in Moscow after abandoning her newborn and fleeing the hospital.
Cast
- Samal Yeslyamova as Ayka
- Dzhipargul Abdilova as Chinara
- David Alaverdyan as Hamlet
- Cholponay Borubaeva as Fatima
- Nurzhan Kunnazarova as Roza
- Sergey Mazur as veterinarian
- Azamat Satimbaev as creditor
- Askhat Kuchencherekov as Hussein
- Larisa Firsova as woman with dachshund
- Polina Severnaya as administrator in vet clinic
- Andrey Kolyadov as Viktor Anischenko, head of the teaching staff
- Alexandr Zlatopolsky as Robert, business coach