Cardiogram
6.9
A 12-year-old boy from the isolated steppes in Kazakhstan has first encounter with the outside world when he is sent to a children's clinic with a treatable heart condition. It is here that he gets his first taste of the pain and pleasure of love when he falls for a kindly young nurse. His crush becomes a bit of an obsession, he spies on her frequently and experiences his first moments of sexual awakening. Also at the institution everyone speaks Russian and soon Jasulan will face exclusion in his own country.
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Cast
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Darezhan Omirbayev Director · Boris Troshev Cinematographer Rimma Belyakova Editor
United States release November 1, 1996 · Produced in Kazakhstan · Languages Kazakh, Russian
Production
Kazakhfilm Studios
Production
Kazakhstan
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Original title
Кардиограмма
Original language
Kazakh
Spoken on screen
Kazakh · Russian
Release dates
Kazakhstan · April 25, 1995
United States · November 1, 1996
Hawaii Film Festival
Canada
September 15, 1998 · Toronto International Film Festival
France
November 1, 1995 · Nantes Three Continents Festival
Greece
November 22, 2003 · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hungary
March 23, 2005 · TV premiere
Italy
September 7, 1995 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Japan
September 5, 1995 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Singapore
April 1, 1996 · Singapore International Film Festival
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