Welcome To the USA - IN COMPETITION

July 27, 7:00 PM – August 2, 11:00 PM

Xerb.tv

$10.00

This is a virtual event. All shorts programs will be available between April 1-30, 2021 and all feature films will be available for ten days between April 8-18, 2021.

Directed by Assel Aushakimova 1h 35m Kazakhstan Russian, Kazakh with English subtitles Drama

Aliya has just won the lottery: the Green Card lottery that will enable her to emigrate to the United States. In this wonderfully observed slice-of-life portrait of post-Soviet Kazakhstan, Aliya navigates keeping her aging mother company, an affair with a taken woman, her sister’s unhappiness in a strict Muslim marriage, and the futility of living in a place with little opportunity to build the life you desire — all while trying to find a way to tell them she’s leaving it behind.

Directed by Assel Aushakimova | 2019 | 95 min | Kazakhstan | Russian, Kazakh with English subtitles