Mariam
5.7
In a remote village on the Kazakh steppe, Mariam lives with her husband and four young children in a home without light or water. One winter day, her husband disappears. Without a body, he cannot be declared dead and Mariam is unable to receive state financial support. A very reserved person who buries her emotions, she must face survival of her family on her own in the harsh, rural winter. Inspired by actual events in Mariam's life, who portrays herself in a film that blurs documentary and drama as it paints her life's mundane details.
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Sharipa Urazbayeva Director · Samat Sharipov Cinematographer Farhat Mametkurbanov Editor
First release August 16, 2019 · Produced in Kazakhstan · Production Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Production
Star.KZ Tandem Production
Production
Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan
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Original language
Kazakh
Spoken on screen
Kazakh
Release dates
Switzerland · August 16, 2019
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 5, 2019 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
South Korea
October 6, 2019 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
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