''Myn Bala'' ( kk, Жаужүрек мың бала, ''Jaujürek myñ bala'') is a 2011
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
i historical dramatic film depicting the eighteenth century war fought between the Kazakhs and the
Dzungar Khanate
The Dzungar Khanate, also written as the Zunghar Khanate, was an Inner Asian khanate of Oirat Mongol origin. At its greatest extent, it covered an area from southern Siberia in the north to present-day Kyrgyzstan in the south, and from t ...
. The film was made to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence from the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
. Its production cost over $7 million (USD).
The film was selected as the Kazakhstani entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
85th Academy Awards
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, but it did not make the final shortlist.
See also
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List of Asian historical drama films
Historical or period drama is a film genre in which stories are based on historical events and famous persons. Some historical dramas attempt to accurately portray a historical event or biography, to the degree that the available historical researc ...
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2011 films
Kazakhstani historical drama films
2011 war drama films
2010s historical drama films
Kazakh-language films
Films set in Kazakhstan
Films set in the 18th century
Films about rebellions
2011 drama films
Kazakhstani war drama films
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