“Shal” ( Kazakh: Shal , Russian: The Old Man ) is a film by the Kazakhstani director Yermek Tursunov , based on Ernest Hemingway ’s novel “The Old Man and the Sea ”. The premiere of the picture took place on October 11, 2012 [2] . The film is the second part of the trilogy conceived by the director. The first film was the film " Daughter " [3] .
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Ermek Tursunov |
| Producer | Alexander Vovnyanko |
| Author script | Ermek Tursunov |
| In the main cast | Erbolat Toguzakov Isbek Abilmazhinov |
| Operator | Murat Aliev |
| Composer | Kuat Shildebaev |
| Film company | Kazakhfilm |
| Duration | 102 minutes |
| Budget | 800 thousand US dollars [1] |
| A country |  Kazakhstan |
| Tongue | Kazakh , Russian |
| Year | 2012 |
| IMDb | ID 2182115 |
In September 2013, Kazakhstan nominated the film "Shal" for the Oscar in the nomination " Best Film in a Foreign Language " [4] .
Content
Story
The film takes place in the countryside in modern Kazakhstan. The main character, an old man, about to drive the sheep into the pasture, got lost in the steppe. In an attempt to find the right path, he runs into a pack of wolves several times.
Meanwhile, his grandson goes looking for grandfather with the help of neighbors and rescue services.
Rewards
- 2012 - XIII festival "Choice of the Year" [5] in the city of Almaty :
- Movie of the year
- The film actor of the year is Erbolat Toguzakov [6] .
- 2012 - the national prize of Kazakhstan "Kulager":
- Best film of the year
- Prize for Best Actor - Erbolat Toguzakov [7] .
- 2013 - open-air film festival of the CIS and Baltic countries " Kinoshok " in Anapa [8] [9] :
- The main prize "Golden Vine" ,
- Award for Best Actor - Yerbolat Toguzakov.
- 2013 - Nominations for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards :
- Achievement in Cinematography (Murat Aliyev)
- Best Performance by an Actor (Erbolat Toguzakov) [10]
- 2014 - 32th Fajr International Film Festival in Iran - Prize for outstanding technical and artistic achievements [11] .
- 2014 - nomination for the " Nika " award for the best film of the CIS and Baltic countries .
Notes
- ↑ Filming the movie "Shal" cost $ 800 thousand
- ↑ "Premiere" at Kazakhfilm
- ↑ Larisa Chernenko. "Shal" is worthy of nomination for an Oscar . Forbes forbes.kz (December 4, 2012). Date of treatment October 2, 2013.
- ↑ The Shal by Ermek Tursunov was nominated for an Oscar . tengrinews.kz (September 28, 2013). Date of treatment October 2, 2013.
- ↑ Choice of the Year 2012 (Russian) , Newspaper New Generation , np.kz (November 22, 2012). Date of treatment December 4, 2012.
- ↑ Galia Shimirbaeva. This is the old man! . Kazakh truth . kazpravda.kz (November 23, 2012). Date of treatment December 4, 2012. Archived January 23, 2013.
- ↑ Vadim Boreyko. Shalu was presented with an apartment (inaccessible link) . Forbes forbes.kz (December 25, 2012). Date of treatment December 27, 2012. Archived December 27, 2012.
- ↑ Elena Stishova. "Film Shock 2013". Winners . The art of cinema . kinoart.ru (September 25, 2013). Date of appeal September 26, 2013.
- ↑ The Kazakh film "Shal" received the Grand Prix of the festival "Kinoshok" . RIA News . ria.ru (September 22, 2013). Date of appeal September 26, 2013.
- ↑ APSA 2013: Nominees & Winners Date of treatment December 11, 2013.
- ↑ The film “Shal” by Yermek Tursunov received the Prize for outstanding technical and artistic achievements at the International Film Festival in Iran . zakon.kz (February 7, 2014). Date of treatment February 9, 2014.
Links
- Shal at the Internet Movie Database
- "Shal" on the Kazakhfilm website
- "Shal" is a translation into the Kazakh realities of the story "The Old Man and the Sea"