MARIJA

MARIJA, 2016

Germany, Switzerland | DCP, Color, 90’ | German

Director: Michael Koch

Cast:Margarita Breitkreiz, Georg Friedrich, Şahin Eryılmaz

Marija immigrates to Dortmund in the Ruhr (Germany) from Ukraine. She wants to turn her long standing dream of opening a hair salon into reality. However, she first has to save money and she tries to do so by taking on small jobs and providing services for a fee. Meanwhile, her landlord finds her such jobs but over time starts to ask her for other things. Marija is not happy with the situation but how can she refuse a person who is offering to help her in a foreign country? The film was screened at the Locarno Film Festival as a competition entry in 2016 and later, at the Toronto Film Festival where it received appreciation.