Marija

Germany / Switzerland, August 2016
FILM, Fiction, 100 min.

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directed by: Michael Koch
Written by: Michael Koch
Status: In distribution

Marija, a young Ukrainian woman, earns her living as a hotel maid in Dortmund, Germany, but dreams of owning her own hair salon. She puts money aside each month but when she is fired without notice, her dream seems out of reach. Without work and under financial pressure, she finds herself forced to look for other opportunities. In her determination to reach her goal she sacrifices her body, her social relationships and her own feelings.

credits

World Premiere: August 2016
Original Version: Russian, German (french/english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 100 min.
ISAN: 0000-0004-45AA-0000-9-0000-0000-A
Production: Pandora Film Produktion, Hugofilm Productions GmbH, Little Shark Entertainment, WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln, ARTE G.E.I.E., SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRG SSR
Producer: Claudia Steffen, Christof Neracher, Tom Spiess
directed by: Michael Koch
Written by: Michael Koch
Cinematography: Bernhard Keller
Editing: Florian Riegel
Sound Editing: Maurizius Staerkle Drux, Tobias Koch
Sound Design: Maurizius Staerkle Drux, Tobias Koch
Re-Recording Mix: Jacques Kieffer
Location Sound Mix: Jean-Pierre Gerth
Production Design: Petra Barchi
Lighting Design: Henry Notroff
Costumes: Peri De Braganca
Casting: Susanne Ritter

Cast

Margarita Breitkreiz as Marija
Georg Friedrich as Georg
Sahin Eryilmaz as Cem
Olga Dinnikova as Olga

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales: Luxbox

Worldwide Distribution

Germany: Real Fiction Filmverleih Distribution
Release date: 09.03.2017
Switzerland: Frenetic Films Distribution
Release date: 23.02.2017

Awards

(a selection)

Mons, Festival International du Film d'Amour de Mons, Prix d'Interprétation Féminine - Prix honorifique 2017 (Winner)
Margarita Breitkreiz
Angers, Premiers Plans, Prix Mademoiselle Ladubay 2017 (Winner)
Margarita Breitkreiz
Angers, Premiers Plans, Prix Jean Carmet 2017 (Winner)
Georg Friedrich
Mons, Festival International du Film d'Amour de Mons, Coup de Coeur du Jury 2017 (Winner)
Locarno, Locarno Festival, Mention spéciale Jury oecumenique 2016 (Winner)
Locarno, Locarno Festival, Premio Giuria dei giovani «L’environnement, c’est la qualité de la vie» 2016 (Winner)
Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Fiction Film 2017 (Nomination)
Zürich, Filmpreis Stadt Zürich, Zürcher Filmpreis 2017 (Winner)