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Akim (2019)

Akim poster
Original title
Аким
Directed by
Nurtas Adambay
Genre
comedy film
Country
Kazakhstan
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A wealthy official's son is assigned as the local leader of a small Kazakh village. He must adapt to the unfamiliar and simple rural life.

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What happens

Akim (Russian: Аким, lit. 'akim') is a 2019 Kazakh comedy film. The writer, producer and director of the movie Nurtas Adambay plays the main character Azamat. In the movie, Azamat, a son of a wealthy state official, is appointed as akim of a small Kazakh village, and is then forced to get used to the rural lifestyle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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