Girl Away From Home
Denmark, Norway2024documentary22'Kids&Youth
The film follows 13-year-old Nastia, an elite gymnast from Kyiv. After winning the Ukrainian championship with her tightknit group of friends, Nastia is forced to flee to Germany with her grandmother due to war in Ukraine. In the unfamiliar town of Gelsenkirchen, Nastia must start over and cope with the uncertainty of whether she will ever see her parents and friends again. But when she joins a German gymnastics team, Nastia finds hope and begins to build a new life for herself.
- directed by
- Simon Lereng WilmontAlisa Kovalenko
- cinematography
- Simon Lereng Wilmont, Alisa Kovalenko
- script
- Simon Lereng Wilmont, Alisa Kovalenko
- music
- Ali Helnwein
- editing
- Signe Rebekka Kaufmann
- production
- Maria Stevnbak Westergren (Toolbox Film)
- Photo