Foreign Prayer

2017 1h 32m UK

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8.1

BANGER

★8.1TMDB · 8

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Synopsis

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Nazi-occupied Crimea, 1944. A boy named Itzhak turns to Saide Arifova, a local Tatar Muslim woman, for help, explaining that he and a group of other Jewish orphans are hiding from the Nazis. Arifova faces a moral dilemma: should she try to help them or save herself by refusing? Despite the impending danger, she decides to protect the children by hiding them in plain sight, and disguising them as Tatars and adopting them into the local community.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Liliia Yatsenko
Saide Arifova
Akhtem Seitablaiev
Andrian Zwicker
Sebastian Anton
Shevket Seydametov
Elzara Batalova
Serhii Detiuk
Oleksandr Melnyk

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akhtem Seitablaiev
Writers: Mykola Rybalka
Languages: Ukrainian
Countries: Georgia, Ukraine

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 2% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Georgia, Ukraine.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Serhii Klepach shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Liliia Yatsenko and Akhtem Seitablaiev and Andrian Zwicker carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8134670 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Akhtem Seitablaiev directs. Serhii Klepach cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Georgia, Ukraine. Dialogue in Ukrainian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 2% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 9 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: Georgia, Ukraine.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Editor Serhii Klepach shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Liliia Yatsenko and Akhtem Seitablaiev and Andrian Zwicker carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt8134670 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.