Poka - Heisst Tschüss auf Russisch

In 1990 Kazakhstan, Alexander’s family receives an acceptance letter to Germany, but his son Georg marries Russian Lena, who becomes pregnant. They move to Germany, facing harsh conditions in a reception camp. Their honeymoon is spent in a gymnasium with other late repatriates. Georg struggles, while Lena, a former Komsomol member, faces fatal consequences in the market economy.

Director: Anna Hoffmann

Cast: Natalia Belitski, Pavlo Antonov, Karin Hanczewski, Levin Henning, Regina Kletinitch, Jelena Knyaseva-Shmal, Olga Landina, Elisabeth Müller

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.