Crystal Swan
Aug 29 2018
•2h 34m
•Drama
Minsk, Belarus, 1996. Velya, an aspiring DJ, wants to move to Chicago to make her dreams come true, but bureaucracy, a phone line and the human condition will put obstacles in her way that will be difficult to avoid.
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Alina Nasibullina
Velya
Ivan Mulin
Stepan
Yura Borisov
Alik
Svetlana Anikej
Velya's Mother
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