Emir Baigazin
Directing
Biography
Emir Kenzhegazyuly Baigazin (Kazakh: Эмир Кенжеғазыұлы Байғазин; born 19 July, 1984; Tamdy) is a Kazakh filmmaker, director, screenwriter, editor, producer, cinematographer and actor. After graduating from high school in Alga (from 2002 to 2004), he studied at the acting school of the T. Akhtanov Aktobe Drama Theater and in 2004 he entered the Kazakh National Academy of Arts, where he specialised in film direction and cinema. In September 2007, he participated in the Busan International Film Festival, the Asian Film Academy (AFA). In February 2008, he was a member of the Berlin camp of young talent at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival in Germany.
Known For
A man who serves in the war between the forces of Light and Dark comes into possession of a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event.
Day Watch
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.
The River
During a medical examination, 13-year-old Aslan is humiliated in front of a load of his fellow pupils. The incident unleashes his latent personality disorder. Plagued by self-doubt, he strives for cleanliness and perfection and is obsessed with trying to control everything around him. His compulsion draws Aslan, who lives with his grandmother in a village in Kazakhstan, into increasingly difficult situations. He abhors the way most of his fellow pupils are held in the sway of a criminal scheme, in which Bolat, one of Aslan’s tormentors, is also involved. Bolat blackmails the younger children into paying him protection money; he has nothing but contempt for ostracised Aslan.
Harmony Lessons
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Virgins
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Weightlifter
In a godforsaken Kazakh village four adolescent teenagers try to find their place in the world. Crapaud looks for metal in the village in search of treasures, whilst Aslan trains to be a surgeon to help support his girlfriend.
The Wounded Angel
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Jean's Video Diary
Arman gets a job in the company for creation of audio and visual products: shooting and assembling of the celebration events. Some days later he causes the accidental deletion of all material, which his company has been working on. He is allowed for some days to find money in order to restore all material or indemnify the company for the losses.
Life
When two strangers, a young man working in a fast-food cafe, and an older woman of a higher social status, meet one night, they don't know that it takes only several hours to travel from infatuation to a bitter finale.
Would You Like to Stargaze?
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Funny and Offended
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Plain
One late evening, three friends meet, having not seen each other for a long time, they remember the old days, and set off at night in search of adventures around the city of Almaty, not suspecting what awaits them...