Poka - Heisst Tschüss auf Russisch (2014)

Release Date: 2014-01-21
Runtime: 1h 36min
Production Country: Germany, Kazakhstan
Director: Anna Hoffmann

In 1990 Kazakhstan, Alexander’s family receives an acceptance letter to Germany, but his son Georg marries Russian Lena, who becomes pregnant. They move to Germany, facing harsh conditions in a reception camp. Their honeymoon is spent in a gymnasium with other late repatriates. Georg struggles, while Lena, a former Komsomol member, faces fatal consequences in the market economy.