Breaking The Vicious Circle

2014 1h 37m RU

Drama

Synopsis

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The film tells about Nursultan Nazarbayev who went into politics and made efforts to improve the existing at that time difficult situation in Kazakhstan’s metallurgy.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nurlan Alimzhan
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Madina Esmanova
Natalya Arinbasarova
Vladimir Steklov
Evgeniy Sidikhin
Valentin Gaft
Evgeniy Stychkin
Aleksandr Galibin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rustem Abdrashov
Writers: Rustem Abdrashov, Shakhimarden Khusainov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Kazakhstan

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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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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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rustem Abdrashov, shot by Sapar Koichumanov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Nurlan Alimzhan and Madina Esmanova and Natalya Arinbasarova carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4237944 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rustem Abdrashov directs. Sapar Koichumanov behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Kazakhstan. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Part of the "The Leader's Way" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Rustem Abdrashov, shot by Sapar Koichumanov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Nurlan Alimzhan and Madina Esmanova and Natalya Arinbasarova carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt4237944 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.