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''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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular su ...
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) * Flo ...
where
Farhat Abdraimov Farhat Nursultanuly AbdraimovBiography and filmography/ref> (, ''Farhat Nūrsūltanūly Äbdıraiymov''; (21 January 1966 – 21 May 2021) was a Kazakh actor. Biography Father-Abdraimov Nursultan, Kazakh. Mother — Abdraimiva Ushuhan Mame ...
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

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Farhat Abdraimov Farhat Nursultanuly AbdraimovBiography and filmography/ref> (, ''Farhat Nūrsūltanūly Äbdıraiymov''; (21 January 1966 – 21 May 2021) was a Kazakh actor. Biography Father-Abdraimov Nursultan, Kazakh. Mother — Abdraimiva Ushuhan Mame ...
as Fara * Christina Orbakaite as stranger * Aleksandr Aleksandrov * Dauren Sarsekeyev * Peter Zhmutski as hippie * Maurizio Aschero as banker


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