Malika

Directed by
Natalia Uvarova
Starring
Izabella Khampieva, Marena Kharsieva, Said-Magomed Khasaev, Mikail Dolgiev, Fatima Kiel
Duration
94 min.
Year
2025
Language
Kazakh
Age rating
Barntillåten
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Malika and her mother Roza share a happy, close-knit life. But when the possibility of Roza remarrying comes up, Malika is thrown into a spiral of anxiety and the seemingly independent and free Roza appears helpless: under islamic law as observed by the Ingush minority in Kazakhstan, Malika’s father would then gain custody of her. Faced with an impossible dilemma, Malika must decide whether to disrupt this new marriage and her happy life with Roza, or sacrifice her own happiness for her mother's.

Russian director Natalia Uvarova, who is based in Kazakhstan, sets her delicate feature debut in the country, in the heart of a little-known community, exploring its customs and way of life. With Malika, she crafts a tender ode to youth, whose quiet strength endures despite the burdens imposed by the generations that came before.

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