Ayka

Ayka (Russian: Айка, romanized: Aıka) is a 2018 drama film directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2] At Cannes, Samal Yeslyamova won the award for Best Actress.[3] It was selected as the Kazakhstani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards,[4][5][6] making the December shortlist.[7] The film was produced under the working title My Little One.

"The Little One" redirects here. For the 1965 film, see The Little Ones.
My Little One
Film poster
Directed bySergey Dvortsevoy
Produced by
  • Sergey Dvortsevoy
  • Anna Wydra
  • Thanassis Karathanos
  • Martin Hampel
  • Gulnara Sarsenova
  • Michel Merkt
Written by
  • Sergey Dvortsevoy
  • Gennadiy Ostrovskiy
Starring
CinematographyJolanta Dylewska
Release date
  • 18 May 2018 (2018-05-18) (Cannes)
Running time
100 minutes
Country
  • Russia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • China
  • Kazakhstan
LanguageRussian

Plot

A young Kyrgyz woman named Ayka lives and illegally works in Moscow. After giving birth to a baby she escapes from the hospital abandoning a newborn child. She suffers from malaise and post-pregnancy complications. Ayka borrowed money she couldn't afford from dangerous men to open a clothing factory and now struggles to earn enough to pay her debts. She's desperate for any job but expired work permit, proves nearly impossible to her get an employment. At an underground processing facility she plucking a chicken but workers are not paid. At cafeteria, where Ayka worked before labor she's been replaced by another girl. She lost job as a waitress being late for an interview due to bleeding and general weakness. Finally, she finds a job as a cleaner in a veterinary clinic. Also film demonstrates terrible living conditions in illegal hostel where migrants sleep in constant fear of deportation.

Creditors find Ayka and demand they money, threatening to cut off her sister’s fingers in Kyrgyzstan. During one of the meetings, she confesses that she recently give birth to a baby, specifying that she became pregnant as a result of rape. They offer to take child as price to settle her debts. The picture ends with a scene in which Ayka breastfeeding her baby.

Cast
  • Samal Yeslyamova as Ayka
  • Polina Severnaya as administrator at the hospital
  • Andrey Kolyadov as Victor, the chief

See also

References
  1. "The 2018 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. "Cannes Adds Lars von Trier's 'The House That Jack Built,' Sets Terry Gilliam's 'Don Quixote' as Closer". Variety. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. Debruge, Peter (19 May 2018). "2018 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners Announced". Variety. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. "87 Countries In Competition for 2018 Foreign Language Film Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. Kilday, Gregg (8 October 2018). "Oscars: 87 Countries Submit Films in Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  6. "Film Ayka about migrant woman from Kyrgyzstan enters Oscar long-list". Kabar News Agency. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  7. "Academy Unveils 2019 Oscar Shortlists". The Hollywood Reporter. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
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