Becoming (2026)

Zhannat Alshanova · 93 min · Letterboxd ↗

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.

Becoming screens once in London: Barbican Centre, Thursday 17 September at 18:10.