Completed - KAZAKH - Drama, Historical - 105 minutes
A slave is not the one captured and shackled in chains but the one who dares not to think of living without it
Year of production : 2015 Director(s) : Yermek TURSUNOV Writer(s) : Yermek TURSUNOV Cast : Yerzhan NURYMBET, Elina ABAY KYZY, Kuandyk KYSTYKBAYEV, Alexander KARPOV, Roza KHAIRULLINA Producer(s) : Kanat TOREBAY (Tursunov Film)
The story centres on Ilyas, played by Yerzhan Nurymbet, a young man who survived the famine of the 1930s, Stalinist deportation and Second World War by retreating in a cave to live off the land, but finds himself battling society in a bid to retain his freedom.His secluded and nomadic life has not prepared him for the dramatic developments in his Soviet-era community, even though he tries his best to connect with the villagers.
Country(ies) : KAZAKHSTAN
Toronto - TIFF 2015 Contemporary World CinemaTallinn Black Nights IFF 2015 (Official Selection)Eurasia 2015 (Official Selection - Best Actor)