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Release Date:
August 16, 2019
Original Title:
Mariam
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Star.KZ Tandem Production
Production Countries:
Kazakhstan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 75
In a remote village on the Kazakh steppe, Mariam lives with her husband and four young children in a home without light or water. One winter day, her husband disappears. Without a body, he cannot be declared dead and Mariam is unable to receive state financial support. A very reserved person who buries her emotions, she must face survival of her family on her own in the harsh, rural winter. Inspired by actual events in Mariam's life, who portrays herself in a film that blurs documentary and drama as it paints her life's mundane details.
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Director:
Sharipa Urazbayeva
Director of Photography:
Samat Sharipov
Editor:
Farhat Mametkurbanov
Producer:
Anna Katchko
Sharipa Urazbayeva
Screenplay:
Sharipa Urazbayeva
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