Underplayed Gems

Kairat (1992)

Kairat poster
Original title
Қайрат
Directed by
Darezhan Omirbaev
Genre
drama film
Country
Kazakhstan
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young Kazakh man named Kairat lives a quiet, aimless life in the post-Soviet countryside. He works odd jobs and drifts through everyday encounters, feeling disconnected from those around him.

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What happens

Qairat (in kazako Қайрат?, pron. AFI: [qɑj.ˈɾɑt]), anche noto come Kajrat (in russo Кайрат?), è un film del 1992 diretto da Därejan Ömırbaev, al suo esordio alla regia di un lungometraggio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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