''Killer'' (french: Tueur à gages) is a 1998 French- Kazakhstani

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definit ...

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directed by

Darezhan Omirbaev Darezhan Omirbaev ( kk, Дарежан Омiрбаев, ''Darejan Omırbaev''; born 15 March 1958) is a Kazakh film director and screenwriter. Work Omirbaev has directed nine films since 1982; six features, one medium length digital film, and th ...

Plot

Marat (Talgat Assetov) is a

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who, following a traffic accident, finds himself in debt. When his baby becomes ill, he agrees to murder a journalist in order to earn some money.

Cast

* Talgat Assetov as Marat * Roksana Abouova as Aijan

Awards

''Killer'' won the

Un Certain Regard Award (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

at the

1998 Cannes Film Festival The 51st Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 1998. American director, producer, screenwriter, and film historian Martin Scorsese was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Greek film '' Mia aioniotita kai mia mera'' by Theo A ...

. At the

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has become ...

, it won the Don Quijote Award - Special Mention and was nominated for the Crystal Globe.

References

External links

* * 1998 films 1998 crime drama films French crime drama films Kazakhstani crime drama films 1990s Russian-language films French gangster films Films directed by Darezhan Omirbaev 1990s French films {{1990s-France-film-stub