Killer (1998 film)

Killer
FrenchTueur à gages
RussianКиллер
Directed byDarezhan Omirbaev
Written by
  • Darezhan Omirbaev
  • Limara Zjeksembajeva
Produced by
  • Joël Farges
  • Elise Jalladeau
  • Gaziz Shaldybayev
Starring
  • Talgat Assetov
  • Roksana Abouova
CinematographyBoris Trochev
Edited byR. Belyakova
Distributed byCelluloid Dreams
Release date
  • 12 September 1998 (1998-09-12) (Toronto)
Running time
80 minutes
Countries
LanguageRussian

Killer (French: Tueur à gages; Russian: Киллер) is a 1998 French-Kazakhstani crime drama film directed by Darezhan Omirbaev.

Plot

Marat (Talgat Assetov) is a chauffeur who, following a traffic accident, finds himself in debt. When his baby becomes ill, he agrees to murder a journalist in order to earn some money.[1]

Cast

  • Talgat Assetov as Marat
  • Roksana Abouova as Aijan

Awards

Killer won the Un Certain Regard Award at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.[2] At the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, it won the Don Quijote Award - Special Mention and was nominated for the Crystal Globe.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Stewart, Bhob. "Plot Synopsis". Allmovie. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  2. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Killer". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  3. ↑ "Awards for Tueur à gages". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-25.


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