Нинель (Season 1)

Ninel (2024) is a Russian drama you can watch online on iFILM. Pyatigorsk, the late 1980s. Fresh out of school, Ninel Kamolova is set on acting and dreams of storming a Moscow theatre school.

Her parents are cool on the idea. A family acquaintance from the acting world, though, spots a real gift in her — and he turns out to be both her way up and the thing that will cost her. Director Sergei Krasnov sets this coming-of-age story against a country on the cusp of change, where a first big ambition and a first dependence on someone else's approval grow side by side. Maria Lugovaya leads, with Alexander Lazarev Jr. and Andrei Ilyin beside her. The 18+ rating earns itself — the road to the stage gets harsh. Stream Ninel online on iFILM.