Something Better to Come

Her name is Yula. Her home is the largest garbage dump in Europe, on the outskirts of Moscow. This is the story of her life.

97 mins
Right outside of Moscow – home to the highest number of billionaires pr. capita – you’ll find the largest junkyard in the world: The Svalka. It’s a hard place run by the Russian mafia. And it's where Yula lives with her mother, her friends and many other people. Life is tough in the Svalka, but it’s also a place where beauty and humanity can arise from the most unlikely conditions. It is from this place that Yula dreams of escaping and changing her life, even if it seems impossible. Oscar-nominated director Hanna Polak followed Yula for 14 years, bringing us along on Yula's journey to achieve this dream.

Hanna Polak

Director

Hanna Polak

Director of Photography

Mariusz Margas

Additional Editing

Mariusz Margas

Additional Photography

Paweł Juzwuk

Music Consultant

Hans Jurgen Burkard

Additional Photography

Michał Dominowski

Sound Designer

Marta Kotowska

Additional Editing

Steven Okazaki

Additional Editing

Jeppe Hansen

Assistant Editor

Yann Coquart

Co-Editor

Jacob Thuesen

Additional Editing

Irina Soloviova

Assistant Production Manager

Keaton Henson

Original Music Composer

Shundell Prasad

Assistant Production Manager

Dima Rakov

Additional Photography

Lee Chung-gyu

Sound Effects

Martín Andrade

Assistant Production Manager

Jonas Bruun

Assistant Production Manager

Allison Hoen

Assistant Production Manager

Ivan Finogeev

Additional Photography

Andrzej Juraszczyk

Additional Editing

Michal Napierzynski

Additional Editing

Yuliya Galochkina

Additional Photography

Grażyna Gradoń

Additional Editing

Freddy Neumann

Public Relations

Sacha Borisov

Additional Photography

Beata Boguś

Assistant Editor

Joanna Badełek

Music Consultant

Shin i Na

Sound Effects

Maksim Drozdov

Additional Photography

Anne Dillon

Co-Producer

Stefan Ohm Frederiksen

Assistant Production Manager

Masha Margas

Assistant Production Manager

Søren Green

Post-Production Manager

Piotr Rejmer

Post-Production Manager

Piotr Polak

Executive Producer

Valery Primak

Assistant Production Manager

Malou Stalholt

Assistant Production Manager

Phie Ambo

Executive Producer

Dorota Rozowska

Production Manager

Roman Barzhan

Assistant Production Manager

Andrey Klimovskih

Assistant Production Manager

Erzhena Vanchikova

Assistant Production Manager

Sigrid Dyekjær

Executive Producer

Hanka Kastelicová

Executive Producer

Evelin Orgmets

Assistant Production Manager

Monika Jankowiak

Associate Producer

Piotr Uzarowicz

Associate Producer

Louise Hammer

Assistant Production Manager

Jan Rofekamp

Executive Producer

Pernille Rose Grønkjær

Executive Producer

Eva Mulvad

Executive Producer

Ewa Laxa

Associate Producer

Sofie Kirkegaard Jansen

Assistant Production Manager

Mikala Krogh

Executive Producer

Sidsel Lønvig Siersted

Producer's Assistant

Kirstine Barfod

Producer's Assistant

Hanna Polak

Producer

Peter Winther

Additional Editing

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