Becoming

Zhannat Alshanova

2025•93 min.•

FranceNetherlandsLithuaniaKazakhstanSweden

In Almaty, Kazakhstan, 17-year-old Mila escapes her unstable home life by joining an elite swimming team led by Vlad. Amid intense training and suspicions of doping, Mila faces a complex attraction to Vlad, while traumatic memories and moral dilemmas threaten to undermine her new-found independence.

Drama

Cast

Tamiris Zhangazinova
Valentin Novopolskij
Assel Kaliyeva
MS
Medina Sagindykova
YD
Yuliya Dyussebayeva

Crew

Caroline Champetier
Camera
HM
Hugo Martin
Camera
AO
Aliya Odinaeva
Art
Fausta Naujalė
Costume & Make-Up
AK
Alexandr Khimich
Sound
AE
Anna Erastova
Production
Jean-Laurent Csinidis
Production
Zhannat Alshanova
Production
DV
Denis Vaslin
Production
Marija Razgutė
Production
Zhannat Alshanova
Directing
LD
Lila Desiles
Editing
Zhannat Alshanova
Writing
AK
Alexandr Khimich
Sound