Don't Cry

Don't Cry

2002
1h 20m
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Overview

The story of a Chinese-trained opera singer living in a remote Kazakh village with her grandmother and her ailing young niece. The bulk of the action consists of the steadfast heroine trying to make enough money to get the rare and costly medicine that may save her niece's life. What makes the film so thrilling is that this elemental situation allows the director and his cast of non-actors to illuminate the details of everyday life: reality and fiction dissolve into each other, and the audience achieves a heightened awareness of simple activities like the cooking of a meal, teaching a child to count in Chinese and English, visits to the doctor or the marketplace. Entirely improvised by the filmmaker and his actors.

Status: Released

Language: KK

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Production Information

Production Companies
Kazakhfilm Studios
Production Countries
Kazakhstan
Spoken Languages
Kazakh

Quick Facts

Original Title Jylama
Release Date January 1, 2002
Status Released
Language KK
IMDb ID tt0370821

Cast

Mayra Mohammed kyzy
Mayra Mohammed kyzy

Bibinur Aldabergenova
Bibinur Aldabergenova

Bakira Shakhinbayeva
Bakira Shakhinbayeva

Key Crew

Amir Karakulov
Screenplay
Elena Gordeeva
Screenplay
Amir Karakulov
Producer
Amir Karakulov
Director