Ayka (2018)
35K Drama Aleksandr Zlatopolskiy Anastasia Marchuk Andrey Kolyadov Askhat Kuchinchirekov Azamat Satimbaev David Alaverdyan Galina Kravets Gennadiy Ostrovskiy Kenzhebek Karybaev Larisa Firsova Natalja Titorenko Nurzhamal Mamadalieva Nurzhan Kunnozarova Samal Yeslyamova Semyk Sergei Dvortsevoy Sergey Mazur Slava Agashkin Umida Serozhova Zhipara Abdilaeva 2018 7.1 Poland Russian Sergei Dvortsevoy
Ayka (2018). 1h 40m
“With u0026#39;Aykau0026#39;, director Sergei Dvortsevoy has proven to be a contemporary master of the classic impetus of Russian art: depicting the depths of human suffering, despair, and the lengths at which one might go to simply remain alive. Leading actress Samal Yeslyamova goes beyond mere acting and gloriously succeeds in telling her story through minimal dialogue and maximal emotional performance. The story does stumble a bit throughout the first act, but it is sufficiently augmented by a gripping third act and an emotionally draining ending.”
