Harmony Lessons(HKAFF2024)
13-year-old Aslan lives with his grandmother in a village ridden by crime. At school, he is bullied by Bolat, the de-facto student gang leader who extorts and beat up other kids. After a particularly bruising humiliation by Bolat, Aslan decides to exact revenge. Told with stone-cold precision and uncompromising brutality, the film takes audiences into a cruel world where survival of the fittest taints the most innocent of souls. Even the tamest lamb must become a primitive, vicious predator who fights just to prevent from becoming the bottom of the food chain.
Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution, Berlin International Film Festival
Special Jury Prize, Tokyo FILMeX
Locarno Film Festival
Director
Emir Baigazin
Cast
Timur Aidarbekov, Aslan Anarbayev, Mukhtar Anadassov, Anelya Adilbekova, Beibitzhan Muslimov
Release Date
22-10-2024
Language
Kazakh
Run Time
115 minutes
