Official Selection 2026 · Day 3 · Sun 06.12 · Ireland
Malika
1 h 34 min · 2025 · Ireland, Kazakhstan, Moldova · Russian
- Runtime
- 1 h 34 min
- Year
- 2025
- Country
- Ireland, Kazakhstan, Moldova
- Language
- Russian
- Type / Genre
- Feature
- Director
- Natalia Uvarova
- Writer
- Milana Misieva, Natalia Uvarova
- Producer
- Artem Vasilyev, Ivan Golomovzyuk, Alexander Plotnikov, Pavel Doreuli
- Key Cast
- Izabella Khampieva, Marena Kharsieva
Synopsis
Twelve-year-old Malika’s entire life revolves around her mom Roza: she is her friend, her world, and her pillar. But when Roza decides to remarry, Malika understands that she will have to go to her father’s house, as the Islamic tradition dictates. Malika now faces the impossible dilemma between disrupting this new marriage and keeping the life she’s used to or sacrificing her own happiness for her mother’s.
Trailer
Director
Natalia Uvarova
Natalia Uvarova was born in St. Petersburg. She currently lives and works in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Screening
Sunday, 6 December 2026
KiM Kino im Einstein, Einsteinstraße 42, 81675 München
Malika screens in the Official Selection of the Munich Open Film Festival 2026, the independent film festival in Munich. See the full programme.