| Director: | Adilkhan Yerzhanov |
|---|---|
| Production: | Short Brothers (Serik Abishev, Olga Khlasheva), Changepoint (Alexandre Kochnev, Nurassyl Jarbassov, Gibrat Sarsenov), All Media Company (a START Company) (Georgiy Shabanov), Forest Film (Natalia Drozd), Kazakhfilm JSC, Cinerental |
| Running Time: | 93’ |
| Language: | Kazakh |
| Country: | Kazakhstan, Russia |
| Main Cast: | Berik Aytzhanov, Daniyar Alshinov, Dmitrij Chebotarev, Alexandra Revenko, Rabiya Abish, Yerken Gubashev |
| Screenplay: | Adilkhan Yerzhanov |
| Cinematographer: | Aydar Sharipov |
| Editor: | Azamat Utianov |
| Production Designer: | Yermek Utegenov |
| Music: | Galymzhan Moldanazar |
| Sound: | Ilya Gariyev |
Cinema
Goliath
Orizzonti Extra
Synopsis
The Kazakh village Karatas has long been subjugated by a criminal boss called Poshaev. He provides housing and jobs for the locals but will ruthlessly execute anyone who dares to oppose him. This is the lesson the pauper Arzu is about to learn first-hand—his wife Karina has informed the police about the crimes that are taking place there. Arzu is a cripple; now he must raise his little daughter alone. He is so helpless and grief-stricken that he doesn’t even seem to be contemplating revenge. Poshaev takes him under his wing and offers him the position of a guard at a building site. Soon Arzu has a chance to prove his loyalty, and he becomes Poshaev’s right hand. But where do Arzu’s real loyalties lie—with his boss or with the idea of justice?
Director’s Statement
Goliath is about a local, littlevillage story. Although this is a micro-world, its rules apply all over the world. In any case. I have always deemed it interesting to tell a fairy tale about power. Mixing folklore and journalism at the same time as I am concerned about the processes of world politics. I am worried because not only is the era of dictators still in place, but also intensifying. I believe that tyranny must be eliminated. I believe that Davids will come in the face of a free society and Goliaths will disappear in the face of totalitarian regimes. That’s what the film is all about. About the fact that freedom is sometimes burdensome for little people, about their inexplicable love for their dictators. Well, in general, the film is just about revenge, it’s a western where the characters decide whether to take revenge or forgive.
Production/Distribution
PRODUCTION 1: Serik Abishev, Olga Khlasheva – Short Brothers LLC
176 Al-Farabi ave.
050023 – Almaty, Kazakhstan
Tel. +7 7778047057
olga.khlasheva@gmail.com
http://www.adilkhanyerzhanov.com
PRODUCTION 2: Alexandr Kochnev, Nurassyl Jarbassov, Gibrat Sarsenov – CHANGEPOINT LLC
Turkestan str, 8/2, office 1308
010000 – Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Tel. +7 7026317255
akochnev82@gmail.com
PRODUCTION 3: Georgiy Shabanov – All Media Company a START Company)
Mozhaiskii val, 8, block C, 14th floor
121151 – Moscow, Russian Federation
Tel. +7 9154707979
yg@allmediacompany.ru
PRODUCTION 4: Natalia Drozd – Forest Film
2 Krasnogo kursanta, block A, office 24
197198 – Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation
Tel. +7 9219155522
drozd@forestfilm.ru
OTHER COPRODUCTIONS: KAZAKHFILM JSC Kazakhstan), CINERENTAL Kazakhstan)
PRESS OFFICE: Olga Khlasheva – Short Brothers
176 Al-Farabi ave
050023 – Almaty, Kazakhstan
Tel. +7 777 8047057
olga.khlasheva@gmail.com
