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Featuring:
Aidar Mukhametzhanov, Galina Pyanova, Dina Tukubayeva
Written by:
Zhanna Issabayeva
Directed by:
Zhanna Issabayeva
Release Date:
October 9, 2013
Original Title:
Нагима
Genres:
Drama
Production Countries:
Kazakhstan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 120
Ugly, illiterate and an uncommunicative “graduate” of the city orphanage, Nagima is a young woman whose life offers little potential for success or even happiness. Nagima rents a tiny room on the outskirts of the city of Almaty with her fellow orphanage “graduate” the pregnant, and equally isolated, Anya. In the midst of giving birth to her child, tragedy strikes and Anya dies. Never knowing her mother, the newborn girl must be submitted to the orphanage and so Nagima sees the vicious cycle of life in repetitious action and becomes severely depressed at the cruelty of life.
Nagima is ugly, illiterate and uncommunicative graduate of the orphan home. Nagima rents a tiny room on the outskirts of the city of Almaty with her 'orphanage' girlfriend, pregnant sister Anya. Anya died during childbirth. The newborn girl ends up at the orphanage. Vicious cycle. Nagima is in severe depression. She lost a very close friend as well as the meaning of life and the motivation for further actions.
Director:
Zhanna Issabayeva
Director of Photography:
Sayat Zhangazinov
Editor:
Azamat Altybasov
Producer:
Erlan Bazhanov
Zhanna Issabayeva
Screenplay:
Zhanna Issabayeva
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