Film

Home Match

2017 · 18m · Documentary

Short documentary depicts the life of Alina Shilova, a 20-year-old girl from Kyiv, whose passion for football has a chance of saving her from poverty. Alina is now a professional player, but her situation remains uncertain: her mother suddenly dies, leaving behind Alina's beloved siblings, Renat and Regina, 6 and 7 years old. Alina becomes a substitute mother. Her career plans are on the verge of collapse. The whole dysfunctional family is living in a cramped one-room apartment. Alina wants to give her brother and sister a better life than the one she had. Will she find the strength to cope with everything? How can you win the match of your life when the odds are stacked against you?

• Alisa KovalenkoDirector
• Maksym VasyanovychProducer
• Stéphane SiohanProducer
• Olha ZhurbaEditor

Release date

March 31, 2017

Status

Released

Original language

Ukrainian

Runtime

18m

Genres

Documentary