Home games

HOME GAMES depicts a crucial moment in the life of Alina, a 20-year-old girl from a poor family in Kyiv, whose passion for football has a chance of saving her from poverty. She grew up on the streets in a poor suburb of the Ukrainian capital. While her parents were in jail for petty crimes, she started playing football with boys until a women's football trainer noticed her talent and signed her to Atex Kyiv, the only women's club in the city. Alina is about to join the Ukrainian national team when life throws up a new challenge: her mother dies, leaving two young siblings. Now, Alina must choose: football or family.