Marija

A quiet, unflinching look at a woman's struggle for dignity, where small hopes flicker against a harsh, indifferent world.

Directed by

Michael Koch

Genres

Drama

Starring

Margarita Breitkreiz, Georg Friedrich, Olga Dinnikova

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.

How it feels

Bleak, melancholic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Survival, ambition, isolation, class

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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