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2024 DOCU/YOUTH
Girl Away From Home
director: Simon Lereng Wilmont, Alisa Kovalenko
Denmark, Norway202322’
Available in the original language, with English subtitles and audio description (settings in the lower right corner of the video player). The film contains the depiction of war.
Available in the original language, with English subtitles and audio description (settings in the lower right corner of the video player). The film contains the depiction of war.
Directed by Academy nominee Simon Lereng Wilmont and Alisa Kovalenko, Girl Away From Homefollows 13-year-old Nastia, an elite gymnast from Kyiv. After winning the Ukrainian championship with her tightknit group of friends, Nastia is forced to flee to Germany with her grandmother due to the war in Ukraine. In the unfamiliar town of Gelsenkirchen, Nastia must start over and cope with the uncertainty of whether she will ever see her parents and friends again. But when she joins a German gymnastics team, Nastia finds hope and begins to build a new life for herself. This moving story celebrates resilience, friendship, and the power of sports to bring people together.
Director:
Simon Lereng Wilmont, Alisa Kovalenko
Producer:
Maria Stevnbak Westergren, Knut Skoglund, Karl Emil Rikardsen
Camera:
Simon Lereng Wilmont, Alisa Kovalenko
Sound:
Rune Hansen
Production:
Toolbox Film — Maria Stevnbak Westergren, [email protected], toolboxfilm.dk, +45 61686225
Distribution:
Autlook Filmsales — Andrea Hock, [email protected], +43 670 208 7881, +43 676 556 34 88; Immy Sutton (festival distribution), [email protected], autlookfilms.com
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