The Wild East

1993 1h 38m RU

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4.9

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★4.9TMDB · 7

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Synopsis

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The Solar Children, a group of dwarves who left the circus, are trying to start a settlement in the Kyrgyzstan wilderness just after the breakup of the Soviet Union, but are harassed by a gang of bikers. With their meager savings, they hire a ragtag group of heroes to drive off the bikers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aleksandr Sporykhin
Ivan Taiga
Konstantin Fedorov
Strannik
Farkhad Amankulov
The Mongol
Konstantin Shamshurin
The Godfather
Zhanna Isina
Marilyn
Aleksandr Aksyonov
Beatnik
Yaroslav Knizel
Skull
Gennadi Shatunov
Iona

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rashid Nugmanov
Writers: Rashid Nugmanov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Kazakhstan

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rashid Nugmanov, shot by Murat Nugmanov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hadisha Urmurzina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Aleksandr Sporykhin and Konstantin Fedorov and Farkhad Amankulov carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0106723 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rashid Nugmanov directs. Murat Nugmanov behind the camera. Hadisha Urmurzina cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Kazakhstan. Dialogue in Russian.

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133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Rashid Nugmanov, shot by Murat Nugmanov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Hadisha Urmurzina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Aleksandr Sporykhin and Konstantin Fedorov and Farkhad Amankulov carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0106723 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.