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Bookmark this pageSchizo (2004)
Director: Gulshad Omarova
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From Time Out New York
Set in the sun-blasted countryside of Kazakhstan, Guka Omarova's austere, visually striking debut trails 15-year-old schizophrenic Mustafa (Nussuppaev) as he haunts the fringes of an illegal bare-knuckle fighting circuit with his mother's gangster boyfriend. Aided by Hasanbek Kydyraliyev's indelible photography, Omarova exhibits a painterly eye for barren prairies and incongruous architecture, as well as a documentarian's attention to mundane detail (weathered faces, indigenous food, a boiling kettle) and the odd rhythms of cash-hungry Kazakh lifeAuthor: DS
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Cast & crew
Director: Gulshad Omarova
Producer: Sergei Bodrov, Sergei Selyanov, Sergey Azimov
Cast: Olzhas Nusuppaev, Eduard Tabyschev, Olga Landina, Bakhytbek Baymukhanbetov, Soukhorukov, Gulnara Jeralieva, Kanagat Nurtay full cast
Duration: 86 mins
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