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One crucial year in the life of Alina Shilova, a young Ukrainian woman born and raised in the poor suburbs of Kiev, who is torn between playing football and looking after her family Alina's life has always been based around playing football and she was considered for the Ukrainian national football team. Her coach knows she's talented but Alina is failing to live up to her potential. Often Alina's mind is on other things - her alcoholic Mother has long been unable to look after her young brother and sister. After tragedy strikes the family, and with no alternatives, Alina becomes the main caregiver for her siblings, responsible for paying the bills and getting them ready for a crucial new school year. With football having to take a back seat, will Alina give up on her dreams forever? Key credits Director: Alisa Kovalenko Producer: Stephane Siohon and Maxym Vasyanovych Editor: Olha Zurba Executive producers for the Guardian: Charlie Phillips and Lindsay Poulton Commissioned by the Guardian and The Filmmaker Fund Subscribe to The Guardian ► http://ift.tt/16bR3Lu Sign up to our documentaries newsletter ► http://ift.tt/2feoDdN Become a Guardian supporter ► http://bit.ly/GDNmembers The Guardian ► http://ift.tt/1AFLGzy Guardian documentaries ► http://ift.tt/2pb1Thh Suggested videos: Subscribe to The Guardian ► http://ift.tt/16bR3Lu Support the Guardian ► http://ift.tt/2xBWIJe The Guardian ► http://ift.tt/1AFLGzy Suggested videos: Erica: Man Made ► http://bit.ly/EricaManMade Battle for Mosul ► http://bit.ly/MosulDoc Radical Brownies ► http://bit.ly/RadicalBrowniesFilm Desert Fire ► http://bit.ly/DesertFire 6x9: experience solitary confinement ► http://bit.ly/6x9gdn Gun Nation ► http://bit.ly/GunNationDoc We Walk Together ► http://bit.ly/WeWalkTogetherFilm The last job on Earth ► http://bit.ly/LastJobOnEarth Patrick Stewart: the ECHR and us ► http://bit.ly/PatrickStewartS Guardian playlists: Guardian Bertha Documentaries ► http://bit.ly/GuardianBertha In my opinion ► http://bit.ly/InMyOpinion Owen Jones meets ► http://bit.ly/CorbynJones US elections 2016 ► http://bit.ly/elections2016gdn Guardian Animations & Explanations ►http://is.gd/explainers Guardian Investigations ► http://ift.tt/16bR6qK The Guardian's YouTube channels: Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► http://ift.tt/1yECE17 Guardian Science and Tech ► http://ift.tt/16bR3Ly Guardian Culture ► http://ift.tt/16bR6H2 Guardian Wires ► http://ift.tt/1J9JUwL