Production
A WINNER IS SEEN AT THE START
Director: Zhannat Alshanova
100mn I France, Kazakhstan, NETHERLANDS, LITHUANIA
In Almaty (Kazakhstan), 17-year-old Mila escapes her unstable family life by joining an elite swim team led by Vlad. Amidst intense training and doping suspicions, Mila navigates a complex attraction to Vlad, while traumatic memories and moral dilemmas threaten to unravel her newfound independence.
About
Production: Films de Force Majeure, Accidental Films, Volya Films, M-Films
Release : planned for 2025
Gallery
Support
CNC – Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, Kazakh Cinema Fund, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Lithuanian Film Center, NFF+HBF, HBF+Europe, Adilzhan Tuyakbay, Europe Creative / MEDIA, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Hubert Bals Fund, When East Meets West (développement) et Prix WEMW EWA
Project selected at
Pop-up film residency 2021, When East Meets West 2021, Cinemart 2022, TIFF Filmmaker Lab, ACE Producers, Music composition market: Music&Cinema 2024, Gotham Week 2024
Crew
Director Zhannat Alshanova
Cinematographer Caroline Champetier
1st assistant camera Hugo Martin
Production designer Aliya Odinaeva
Costume designer Fausta Naujale
Sound engineer Alexandr Khimich
Line producer Anna Erastova
Producers Jean-Laurent Csinidis, Zhannat Alshanova, Denis Vaslin, Marija Razgutė
Technical sheet
Feature
Format HD
Sound 5.1, stereo
Length 90 minutes
Colour