Distribution
Becoming
Director: Zhannat Alshanova
94mn I France, Kazakhstan, NETHERLANDS, LITHUANIA, SWEDEN
In today’s Kazakhstan, 17-year-old Mila can no longer bear the chaos of her family life.
When she discovers an open-water swimming team led by the enigmatic Vlad, she joins, drawn by the promise of structure and belonging.
But when her place is threatened, her fear of losing it starts to grow, and Mila must soon decide how far she’s willing to go to preserve the fragile balance she’s built.
About
Production: Films de Force Majeure, Accidental Films, Volya Films, M-Films
Coproduction: Kjellson & Wik
Release : planned for 2025
Gallery
Support
CNC – Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, State Center for Support of National Cinema (Kazakhstan), Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Lithuanian Film Center, NFF+HBF, HBF+Europe, Adilzhan Tuyakbay, Europe Creative / MEDIA, Hubert Bals Fund, When East Meets West (développement) et Prix WEMW EWA
Project selected at
Pop-up film residency 2021, When East Meets West 2021, Cinemart 2022, TIFF Filmmaker Lab, ACE Producers, Music composition market: Music&Cinema 2024, Gotham Week 2024, Red Sea Film Festival 2024 – Post Production Ambient Light Award, First Cut Lab 2025
Crew
Director Zhannat Alshanova
1st Assistant Director Simonas Saineris
Cinematographer Caroline Champetier
Casting Director Nadine Choi
Music composer Emil Sana
Production designer Aliya Odinaeva
Costume designer Fausta Naujale
Sound engineer Alexandr Khimich
Editor Lila Desiles
Line producer Anna Erastova
Unit production Manager Yevgeniya Moreva
Producers Jean-Laurent Csinidis, Zhannat Alshanova, Denis Vaslin, Marija Razgutė
Coproducer Marie Kjellson
Cast
Tamiris Zhangazinova as Mila
Valentin Novopolskij as Vlad
Assel Kalieva as Dalida
Medina Sagindykova as Lina
Enlik Kozyke as Madina
Yulia Duesbaeva as Ira
Technical sheet
Feature
Format HD
Sound 5.1, stereo
Length 90 minutes
Colour
FESTIVALS
Locarno Film Festival – World premiere – Cineasti del Presente (Switzerland)