Marija (2016)

5.5/10 • 100 min • Drama

Overview

Marija, a young Ukrainian woman, earns a living as a cleaning woman in a hotel in Dortmund, but dreams of having her own hairstyling salon, and puts away some money each month. But when she is fired without notice, her dream is suddenly postponed to an uncertain future. Jobless and under financial pressure, she is forced to look for alternatives but, in order to achieve her goal, she is ready to discard her body, her social relationships and her own feelings.

Cast

Margarita Breitkreiz

Georg Friedrich

Olga Dinnikova

Sahin Eryilmaz

Georges Devdariani

Dmitri Alexandrov

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