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A Call to Father
A Call to Father
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A Call to Father

Original Title: Äkege qoñıraw şalw

2017
1h 43m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

2017

Runtime

1h 43m

Storyline

This is the story of a six-year-old boy who lived in a formerly prosperous mining village, but after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the mine was closed and his father and mother were left without work. His father earns by selling bricks of abandoned houses. The boy lives in his fictional world. He dreams about school, but he has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This diagnosis is made by a local doctor at the beginning of the film. This is the beginning of his drama.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 43m
Aug 11, 2017
Languages
Kazakh
Director
Serik Aprimov
Serik Aprimov
Production
Kazakhfilm Studios
Kazakhfilm Studios
Production Countries
Kazakhstan

Top Cast

4 Cast Members

Yerbolat Ospankulov

Aizada Satybaldieva

Zhiger Myrzabek

Temirlan Kisikbayev

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