The Leader's Way. Astana

2018 1h 33m KK

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Synopsis

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The president Nursultan Nazarbayev announces the transfer of the capital from Almaty to Akmola. Task is almost impossible: to transfer the capital from Alatau highland to the boundless steppes of Saryarka in a short time.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Murat Ahmanov
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Oleg Lee
Zhan Baizhanbayev
Azat Seitmetov
Askar Ilyasov
Damir Amangel’din
Gulnara Dzhakupova

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akan Satayev
Writers: Timur Zhaksylykov
Languages: Kazakh, Russian
Countries: Kazakhstan

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Kazakh, Russian.

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CAST

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Part of the "The Leader's Way" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Akan Satayev, shot by Khasan Kydyraliyev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Murat Ahmanov and Oleg Lee and Zhan Baizhanbayev carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7581080 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Akan Satayev directs. Khasan Kydyraliyev behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Kazakhstan. Dialogue in Kazakh, Russian.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Kazakh, Russian.
3Part of the "The Leader's Way" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Akan Satayev, shot by Khasan Kydyraliyev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Murat Ahmanov and Oleg Lee and Zhan Baizhanbayev carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt7581080 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.