The Gentle Indifference of the World / Laskovoe bezrazlichie mira

Awards/Festivals

Cannes Film Festival, Montreal Festival of New Cinema

Director : Adilkhan Yerzhanov / 100 min / Kazakhstan | France

Synopsis
After her father’s untimely death, Saltanat is forced to trade her idyllic countryside life for the cruel city. She has to find money to pay off the large family debt that her father left behind, in order to save her mother from jail. Her childhood friend Kuandyk who is penniless but admires her, follows Saltanat just to make sure his sweetheart is safe. Saltanat’s uncle introduces her to a possible groom, who promises to pay off her family’s debts. But Saltanat’s hopes are dashed, when she discovers that the men in this city don’t keep their word.

Crew
Director Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Producer Serik Abishev Olga Khlasheva
Screenplay Roelof Jan Minneboo and Adilkhan Yerzhanov
DoP Aydar Sharipov
Editor Yedige Nessipbekov
Music Nurassyl Nuridin

Cast
Sultan Abzalov, Tulemis Alishev, Dinara Baktybaeva