
The Return of Zoya
2022, Kazakh. Directed by Adilkhan Yerzhanov.
Galya, an alcoholic procuress, has lost rights to her daughter, Zoya, who is to be put in an orphanage. Galya decides to kidnap Zoya, and, with her autistic boyfriend, Stasik, heads to Kazakhstan to find Zoya's biological father.
- Runtime
- 0h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Kazakh
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- Released
- 19 August 2022
- Original title
- Возвращение Зои
- Country
- Kazakhstan, Russia
- Written by
- Adilkhan Yerzhanov
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The Return of Zoya runs 27 minutes (0h 27m).
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The Return of Zoya isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 August 2022. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Return of Zoya?
If you liked The Return of Zoya, try Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl, Ice Castles, Adopt a Highway.
Who directed The Return of Zoya?
The Return of Zoya (2022) was directed by Adilkhan Yerzhanov and stars Vladimir Yaglych, Svetlana Stepankovskaya, Daniyar Alshinov.