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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 ruble for her work and is not allowed to take even a short break. Mukhabbat puts an end to this life when the owner of the store abducts her newborn son. Overcoming despair and fear, Mukhabbat wins back her freedom and saves the others. For that she has to leave Russia. Back at home, in Uzbekistan, Mukhabbat starts fighting to get her child back at any cost. But she has to face a lot of challenges along the way, dealing with pain, loss and horrible compromises.

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Jay Weissberg The Film Verdict 02/26/2022
A punishing film of unrelenting cruelty which seeks to draw attention to the plight of enslaved Central Asian workers in Russia, but its overstuffed plot and taunting hopelessness is more alienating than galvanizing. Go to Full Review Tara Judah Screen International 02/18/2022
Brilliant but brutal... Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Michael Borodin

Director

Zukhara Sanzysbay

Mukhabbat

Lyudmila Vasilieva

Zhanna

Tolibjon Suleymanov

Bek

Nargis Abdullaeva

Zalina

Asel Tuytubaeva

Mavlyuda
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Synopsis 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 ruble for her work and is not allowed to take even a short break. Mukhabbat puts an end to this life when the owner of the store abducts her newborn son. Overcoming despair and fear, Mukhabbat wins back her freedom and saves the others. For that she has to leave Russia. Back at home, in Uzbekistan, Mukhabbat starts fighting to get her child back at any cost. But she has to face a lot of challenges along the way, dealing with pain, loss and horrible compromises.
Director
Michael Borodin
Producer
Artem Vasilyev
Screenwriter
Michael Borodin
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Russian
Runtime
1h 46m