Kazakh Movies Celebrated at Worldwide Festivals in Germany and Russia

ASTANA – Kazakh movie “Paralympian” by Aldiyar Bairakimov premiered in Berlin to have a good time 30 years of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and Germany, reported the press service of the Kazakh Embassy in Germany on Sept. 21.

The movie’s plot is predicated on the actual tales of Kazakh paralympians, particularly Alexandr Kolyadin, the primary champion of the Winter Paralympic Video games within the historical past of Kazakhstan, who received a 1.5 kilometer dash in Pyeongchang in 2018.

“The movie addresses important socioeconomic points in varied international locations. This story evokes folks to battle and helps them rethink their attitudes about folks with particular wants,” mentioned Kazakh Ambassador to Germany Nurlan Onzhanov.

One other Kazakh movie additionally premiered in Germany. The film “Brothers” by Darkhan Tulegenov premiered on the Oldenburg Worldwide Movie Pageant, also referred to as the European Sundance. Changing into the primary Kazakh movie to be offered there, Tulegenov’s debut movie acquired a particular jury prize – Spirit of Cinema, the filmmaker introduced on his social media.

The crew of the movie “Brothers” on the Oldenburg Worldwide Movie Pageant. Picture credit score: kazakhcinema.kz

The story revolves round an orphanage graduate turned felony who discovers that he has a sibling. Collectively they seek for their father within the quest of discovering a household.

Two different works of the Kazakh cinema acquired prizes on the Literature and Cinema pageant in Gatchina, Russia, on Sept. 20, reported the Kazakhfilm studio.

Yermek Utegenov acquired the Worldwide Jury’s Particular Diploma for one of the best manufacturing design for the movie “Mukagali” directed by Bolat Kalymbetov, which facilities across the late years of poet Mukagali Makatayev’s life. Beforehand it acquired an Ecumenical Award on the Worldwide Tallinn Black Nights Movie Pageant.

The movie “Akyn,” directed by Darezhan Omirbayev, received the prize for one of the best script on the Gatchina pageant. The movie premiered in Tokyo and acquired one of the best director award. It questions the function of artwork on this planet of recent know-how and mass consumption.