Mariia Ponomarova
Laura Bouwmeester
Rogier Kramer
Lola Mooij
Niels van Koevorden
Sveta Aparina
Annelotte Medema
Kamila Wójcik
CAT&docs
18 rue Quincampoix
75004 Paris, France
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2024
Netherlands, Ukraine
92 min
Color
With the escalation of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the seemingly unbreakable bond of a vibrant cheerleading team of 50+ year old women called "Nice Ladies" is challenged. They face impossible choices between motherland and grandmotherhood, between staying and leaving. Core team member Sveta flees with her family to the Netherlands, while captain Valia and coach Nadia stay behind in the repeatedly bombed city of Kharkiv. Torn apart, the ladies try to keep contact to hold on to their sanity amid terror, heartbreak, and the plague of Sveta's survivor’s guilt. Will the team be able to reunite, save their sisterhood, and find a common language through the emerging scars of war?
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