Home Games (Домашні ігри)

Production Status
Сompleted
Release Date
2018
Country(ies) of (co)production
Ukraine
Duration
86’

A season in the life of Alina, a 20-year-old girl from a poor family in Kyiv. Alina’s two biggest loves are football and her younger siblings. But she will soon have to choose between them.

This is the story of Alina, a 20-year-old girl from a poor family in Kyiv who has a chance to be rescued through football. She’s about to join the Ukrainian national team when life throws a new challenge at her: her mother dies, leaving her with two little siblings. Now, Alina must choose: football or family.

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Directing: Alisa Kovalenko
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Awards and nominations: 8 international awards, including Best documentary award at Odesa IFF, Listapad Minsk IFF, goEast, Wales IFF. Special mention of the jury at Artdocfest. Nominated for the Silver Eye Award at Ji.hlava IDFF, at the Prix Europa Berlin and for the Golden Dzyga-2019 in the category Best Ukrainian Documentary.

 

Selections in festivals: Selected in over 65 festivals, including IDFA Amsterdam, Sheffield Doc/Fest, One World Prague, Docs Against Gravity Warsaw, Fipadoc Biarritz, Docudays UA IHRDFF, goEast, DOK. Fest München, DocPoint–Helsinki FF, Tempo Stockholm DF, Cleveland IFF, EDOC Quito, Crossing Europe Linz FF.

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