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A Window on Asian Cinema, 2025

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Director Zhannat ALSHANOVA

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This time it would be different, or so their mother promised. Yet once again she abandons Mila and Lina at a hotel to visit her lover far away. Mila and Lina survive by giving up on hope early: Lina losing herself in video games, while Mila joining the swimming team whatever it takes. Mila resorts to methods reserved for grownups just to reach her goal. Unlike indoor swimming, where swimmers simply have to stay in lane and push for speed, outdoor swimming involves fighting the currents and weather while steering your own course. Learning the harshness of outdoor racing through her body, Mila gradually becomes a true athlete. Watching her pause at the turning point is a rare cinematic experience that makes the viewers cheer her on endlessly. This debut feature by the Kazakh filmmaker Zhannat Alshanova competed in the Concorso Cineasti del Presente section at the Locarno Film Festival.

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Screenings3

Tue, 09/23

16:0017:59

CGV Centum City 6

439Guest Q&AKE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Wed, 09/24

13:0014:59

CGV Centum City 3

504Guest Q&AKE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Thu, 09/25

20:3022:04

KOFIC Theater

619KE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Film details

Director: Zhannat ALSHANOVA
Country/Region: France, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Lithuania, Sweden
Year: 2025
Length: 94min
Section: A Window on Asian Cinema
Edition: Busan International Film Festival 2025, No. 30
Format: DCP, Color
Selection: Official selection
Elsewhere: Festival page Letterboxd IMDb Wikidata TMDB Douban

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Director: Zhannat ALSHANOVA
Producer: Jean-Laurent CSINIDIS, Zhannat ALSHANOVA, Denis VASLIN, Marija RAZGUTE
Cast: Tamiris ZHANGAZINOVA, Valentin NOVOPOLSKIJ, Assel KALIYEVA, Medina SAGINDYKOVA, Yuliya DYUSSEBAYEVA
Cinematography: Caroline CHAMPETIER
Production design: Aliya ODINAYEVA
Editing: Lila DESILES
Music: Emil SANA
Production company: FILMS DE FORCE MAJEURE, ACCIDENTAL FILMS, VOLYA FILMS, M-FILMS, KJELLSON & WIK

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