Kazakhfilm
By Farkhat Sharipov, 97 min
Script based on a novel by Daniyar Surgalinov “Bricks 2.0”
When Kanat hits the bottom, still living with his mother at 40 passed, stuck mid level in his bank job, fantasizing from afar on girls, the unexpected encounter with his evil half, longtime friend Daniyar makes him take a moral u turn and his life takes a plunge in the dark.
FESTIVALS:
- Busan IFF – World Premiere
- Kazakh release – February 2019
- Grand Prix – Moscow International Film Festival,
- NETPAC Award, Special Jury Award – Aimanov Film Festival in Almaty,
- Grand Prix – Eurasia International Film Festival,
- Filmfest Hamburg,
- Minsk International Film Festival – LISTAPAD,
- Guwahati International Film Festival
- World Asian Film Festival
- Hainan International Film Festival
Director, scriptwriter – Farkhat Sharipov
Producers – Serik Zhubandykov, Yerzhan Akhmetov, Yuliya Kim
Executive Producer- Dina Zhumabek
DOP – Alexander Plotnikov
Art Director – Alexey Shindin
Editor – Timur Zhalimbetov
Sound director – Alexander Dzhegaylo
Music – Iliya Odegov, Emil Dosov
Cast:
Kanat – Dulyga Akmolda
Daniyar – Yerzhan Tusupov
Kanat’s mother – Gulzhamal Kazakbayeva
Mikha – Philip Voloshin
