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Movie poster: Marija (2016)
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2016 · 100 min Drama
5.5 / 10 · TMDB

Marija, a young Ukrainian woman, earns a living as a cleaning woman in a hotel in Dortmund, but dreams of having her own hairstyling salon, and puts away some money each month. But when she is fired without notice, her dream is suddenly postponed to an uncertain future. Jobless and under financial pressure, she is forced to look for alternatives but, in order to achieve her goal, she is ready to discard her body, her social relationships and her own feelings.

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📋 Film Details

Year 2016
Country Switzerland, Germany
Genre Drama
Director Michael Koch
Runtime 100 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.5/10 (10 votes)

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Director Michael Koch constructs a quiet character study, relying on a restrained, observational style that feels almost documentary-like. The film explores the fragility of hope within a system that commodifies dreams and bodies with equal indifference.

What lingers after the final frame is a profound sense of quiet devastation—a meditation on the invisible costs of ambition and survival in a world of precarious labor. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Michael Koch

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