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The Fall of Otrar 1991
I put off watching this film for so long because I was not sure that I could sit through a two and a half hour period drama. It is hands down the best one ever made by Qazaq filmmakers (even with the annoying Russian dub and occasional overacting).
Tungyshpai Zhamankulov as Kaiyrkhan is superbly convincing. We even get to hear his voice in the soundtrack. The execution scene is more excruciating than the golden crown of Viserys because it is…
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The Land of Our Fathers 1966
The film is a conspicuous promotion of the friendship of nations in the country where people of different ethnicity, culture, and religion do not just co-exist peacefully, but actively help each other. The main characters are welcomed everywhere they go, not meeting any obstacle except the self-inflicted one towards the last third of the film. As such it is a propaganda piece.
But the film is surprisingly audacious in other ways. For example, it touches upon the thorny issue of…
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