Young Roman and his mother Oksana leave Ukraine and go to Germany, where she works illegally while they both live with Gert, an old widower who tries to befriend Roman, who struggles for his mother's attention and sees Gert as a rival.
Unfortunately the movie Rival is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Production | Valeria Ruban | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olena Andreitseva | Makeup Designer |
| Art | Maria Khomyakova | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yulia Mukhoid | Costume Coordinator |
| Lighting | Rost Vasyliev | Gaffer |
| Production | Marina Orekhova | Co-Producer |
| Art | Beatrice Schultz | Production Design |
| Production | Andrea Ufer | Producer |
| Camera | Frank Amann | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Marcus Lenz | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lars Hubrich | Screenplay |
| Sound | Jonathan Ritzel | Sound Designer |
| Production | Gunter Hanfgarn | Producer |
| Sound | Dominik Avenwedde | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Marcus Lenz | Director |
| Editing | Hansjörg Weißbrich | Editor |
| Editing | Bernd Euscher | Editor |