Convenience Store
COMPETITION · CO-PRODUCTION · FICTION
2022 · 106 min · colour · DOLBY SRD · DCP · 1,55:1
Russian and Uzbek with Slovenian and English subtitles.
| PRODUCER | ARTEM VASILYEV |
| CO-PRODUCERS | ALEŠ PAVLIN, ANDREJ ŠTRITOF |
| CO-PRODUCTION | PERFO (SI), KARMA FILMS (TR) |
Mukhabbat lives and toils in a typical convenience store on the outskirts of Moscow. Just like other illegal migrants in the store she does not get a single rouble for her work and is not allowed to take even a short break. When the owner of the store abducts her newborn son, Mukhabbat overcomes despair and fear, and wins back her freedom. For that she has to leave Russia. Back at home in Uzbekistan, she starts fighting to get her child back.
| REŽISER | MICHAEL BORODIN |
| SCENARIST | MICHAEL BORODIN |
| DIREKTORICA FOTOGRAFIJE | EKATERINA SMOLINA |
| AVTOR GLASBE | ALEKSEY POLYAKOV |
| MONTAŽERKA | ALEXANDRA PUTSYATO |
| SCENOGRAF | VLADISLAV OGAY |
| KOSTUMOGRAFA | OLGA CHELYAPOVA, TIMUR KATKOV |
| OBLIKOVALEC ZVOKA | IGOR GLADKIY |
| OBLIKOVALKI MASKE | MARIA TUTUKINA, ELENA FOKINA |
| IGRALSKA ZASEDBA | ZUKHARA SANYSBAY (MUKHABBAT), LYUDMILA VASILYEVA (ZHANNA), TOLIBZHON SULEIMANOV (BEK), NARGIZ ABDULLAEVA (ZALINA), ASEL TUYTUBAEVA (MAVLYUDA), KAMILA MUKHLISOVA (LOLA), LYUBOV KOROLKOVA (SVETA), DANIYAR ARTYKBAEV (BAKHROM), ZUKHRA ASHUROVA (GULNARA) |
Director’s statement:
»The story of Mukhabbat, a migrant fighting for her dignity and freedom, is very personal for me. I arrived in Russia from Uzbekistan when I was 22, and I was immediately denied all civil rights.«
