''Fara'' () is a 1999 Russian

thriller drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-gen ...

directed by

Abay Karpykov Abay may refer to: People *Abay (name) Places *Abay District, East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan *Abay District, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan **Abay (town), the province's administrative center *Abay, Almaty, Kazakhstan *Abay, Aktobe, a village in t ...

. It was entered into the

21st Moscow International Film Festival The 21st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 29 July 1999. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Japanese film ''Will to Live'' directed by Kaneto Shindo. Jury * Fernando Solanas (Argentina – President of the Jury) * Flor ...

where

Farhat Abdraimov Farhat Nursultanuly AbdraimovBiography and filmography/ref> ( kk, Фархат Нұрсұлтанұлы Әбдірайымов, ''Farhat Nūrsūltanūly Äbdıraiymov''; (21 January 1966 – 21 May 2021) was a Kazakh actor. Biography Fathe ...

won the Silver St. George for Best Actor.

Plot

Fara is a good-natured fat man, the son of the murdered bank director. As a child, the boy was disabled, and only his sole friend Bob at the cost of his life helped to get the boy to his feet. Fara's father left him a legacy of millions on a secret account. Mafia's goal becomes to learn the code to it. Then a strange woman appears with a sick child whose life supposedly can only be saved by means of an immediate and very expensive operation.

Cast

as Fara *

Christina Orbakaite Christina may refer to: People * Christina (given name), shared by several people * Christina (surname), shared by several people Places * Christina, Montana, unincorporated community, United States * Christina, British Columbia, Canada * Christ ...

as stranger * Aleksandr Aleksandrov * Dauren Sarsekeyev *

Peter Zhmutski Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

as hippie * Maurizio Aschero as banker

References

External links

* 1999 films 1990s thriller drama films Russian thriller drama films 1990s Russian-language films Kazakhstani drama films {{1990s-drama-film-stub