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Something Better to Come

Something Better to Come

2014Movie⏱️ 1h 38m
DocumentaryBiography
7.6
IMDB Rating
610 votes

Ten-year-old Yula has but one dream: to lead a normal life. For 14 years, Hanna Polak follows Yula as she grows up in the forbidden territory of Svalka, the garbage dump located 13 miles from the Kremlin in Putin's Russia.

Director
Hanna Polak
Writers
N/A
Stars
Yula, Hanna Polak
Release Date
November 27, 2015
Language
Russian
Country
Denmark, Poland, Japan, Netherlands, United States
🏆 11
Wins
🎯 7
Nominations
💬 4
Reviews
📋 1.8K
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Yula
as Self
Hanna Polak
Hanna Polak
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
Moscow, Russia
Production
Active Child Aid Foundation, Chicken And Egg Pictures, Danish Documentary Production

🏷️ Keywords

f rated

🎯 Categories

RussianBiographyDocumentary

⭐ Featured Review

You can't watch without changing your world view.
by max-409992017-07-13
10/10

"This documentary is very dry in its approach, which is a danger in many documentaries, but not this one, because the material it documents speaks for itself in a very touching manner. The material is extremely heart-breaking and very thought-provoking, to the extent where I was forced to change my political beliefs. It is an excellent show-case of how capitalism can fail to the degree where children are forced to live on a garbage dump. I was stunned when it was finished, not quite sure what to think, because it is very moving and sad, yet happy, as they are able to find happiness even thoug..."

📖 Synopsis

Ten-year-old Yula has but one dream: to lead a normal life. For 14 years, Hanna Polak follows Yula as she grows up in the forbidden territory of Svalka, the garbage dump located 13 miles from the Kremlin in Putin's Russia.