''Harmony Lessons'' ( kk, Асланның сабақтары, ''Aslannyń sabaqtary''; russian: Уроки гармонии) is a 2013 Kazakh-German
drama film
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directed by
Emir Baigazin. It was awarded a
Silver Bear
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for outstanding artistic contribution for camera work at the
Berlinale
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in 2013.
Plot
''Harmony Lessons'' is set in a small Kazakhstan village, where Aslan, a thirteen-year-old boy living with his grandmother is a diligent student, bullied by an older boy Bolat and his gang connected with adult criminals and prisoners. The plot concerns Aslan's humiliations, and slow revenge.
Cast
The cast includes:
* Timur Aidarbekov as Aslan
* Aslan Anarbayev as Bolat
* Mukhtar Andassov as Mirsain
* Anelya Adilbekova as Akzhan
* Omar Adilov as Mad
* Adlet Anarbekov as Takhir
* Daulet Anarbekov as Damir
* Nursultan Nurbergenov as Maksat
* Nurdaulet Orazymbetov as Daniyar
* Erasyl Nurzhakyp as Arsen
* Assan Kirkabakov as Shikan
* Ramazan Sultanbek as Gani
Production
''Harmony Lessons'' won the
World Cinema Fund
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Prize in January 2013, becoming first Kazakhstan’s project to be supported by the Fund.
Release
The film premiered in competition at the
63rd Berlin International Film Festival
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in 2013
where Aziz Zhambakiyev was awarded for a
Silver Bear
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for outstanding artistic contribution for camera work.
The film was also screened at the
Tribeca Film Festival
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in
New York City
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.
Baygazin was nominated for the
Asia Pacific Screen Award for Achievement in Directing The Asia Pacific Screen Award
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for ''Harmony Lessons''.
References
External links
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2013 films
2013 drama films
German drama films
Kazakhstani drama films
Kazakh-language films
Films directed by Emir Baigazin
Silver Bear for outstanding artistic contribution
Films about bullying
Films about school violence
2010s German films
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