The Old Man (2012)

Original title

Шал

Directed by

Ermek Tursunov

Genre

drama film

Country

Kazakhstan

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

12

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An old man lives alone in the remote Kazakh steppe, facing the harsh realities of his isolated existence. The film follows his daily struggle to survive and the unexpected events that test his resilience.

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What happens

The Old Man (Kazakh: Шал, translit. Shal) is a 2012 Kazakhstani drama film written and directed by Ermek Tursunov. The film was selected as the Kazakhstani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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