Mariana's Room

Story

Synopsis

In the darkest days of the Second World War, Yulia and Hugo, a Jewish mother and son, escape from a Ukrainian ghetto. Fearing for his safety, Yulia entrusts her boy to the care of her friend Mariana, a sex worker who lives in a brothel. Hugo is placed in a closet, nominally for his safety, but from which he rarely leaves. With little view of the outside world, he conjures up ghosts and scenarios. But over time, Mariana brings the boy out and in doing so transforms his life.

Director

Emmanuel Finkiel

Writers

Emmanuel Finkiel, Aharon Appelfeld

Language

Ukrainian

Country

Belgium, France, Hungary, Israel

Release date

23 April 2025

Budget

$4,700,000

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Mélanie Thierry

  Mariana

• Artem Kyryk

  Hugo

• 

  Anastasia Fein

  Nacha

• 

  Julia Goldberg

  Yulia

• 

  Olena Khokhlatkina

  Viktoria

• Minou Monfared

  Anna

• Valerii Bartkovska

  Ketty

• 

  Dorka Gryllus

  Anna's Mother

• Yona Rozenkier

  Hugo's Father

• Dima Savyan

  Neighbour

• Jacob Hagemeyer

  The timid soldier

• Nikola Tutek

  The Caretaker / Concierge