Killer
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Derezhan Omirbaev
Talgat Assetov
Roksana Abouova
Askor Rokhimjanov
Victor Pak
R Beliakova
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Marat is a chauffeur in Almaty, a sprawling city in Kazakhstan. When he runs into the Mercedes of a local nouveau riche, Marat's life sprials into a frightening nightmare. The cost of repairs is beyond Marat's means, leaving him with one solution: he must borrow the money from a Mafia gang-leader, paying usurious interest on the loan. Harassed by his creditor, Marat ends up accepting a "contract": the cancelling of his debt in return of the killing of a journalist. Thus, he becomes a "contract killer."
Director
Derezhan Omirbaev
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States March 1999
Released in United States May 1998
Released in United States November 1998
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 13-24, 1998.
Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival (New Films from Eastern Europe) March 18-28, 1999.
Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Kazakh New Wave) April 22 - May 6, 1999.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 13 - June 6, 1999.
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Kazakh New Wave) April 22 - May 6, 1999.)
Released in United States May 1998 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 13-24, 1998.)
Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 13 - June 6, 1999.)
Released in United States March 1999 (Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival (New Films from Eastern Europe) March 18-28, 1999.)
