The River
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A family lives in a remote Kazakh village. There are five sons. The oldest, Aslan, becomes the father’s deputy in charge of all the work and delegating tasks to his younger brothers. Fair and humane, he sympathises with his siblings when they err, and accepts the father’s blame for them. One day Aslan takes the children to the river, a moment of happiness as the river is deep enough for a real swim. Since then, life is different. The children become more diligent in their daily chores, while the river turns into the focus of their lives.
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Emir Baigazin Director · Justyna Banaszczyk Composer
First release September 3, 2018 · Produced in Kazakhstan, Norway, Poland · Languages Kazakh, Russian
Production
Emir Baigazin Production
Production
Kazakhfilm Studios
Production
Madants
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Norsk Filmproduksjon A/S
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Orka
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Kazahfilm Studios
Production
Kazakhstan · Norway · Poland
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Original title
Өзен
Original language
Kazakh
Spoken on screen
Kazakh · Russian
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 2018
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Hong Kong SAR China
March 23, 2019 · Theatrical · 電影節
Italy
September 4, 2018 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 4, 2019 · Theatrical · Jeonju International Film Festival
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