Killer (1998 film)

Killer
Killer
Directed by	Darezhan Omirbaev
Written by	Darezhan Omirbaev; Limara Zjeksembajeva;
Produced by	Joël Farges; Elise Jalladeau; Gaziz Shaldybayev;
Starring	Talgat Assetov; Roksana Abouova;
Cinematography	Boris Trochev
Edited by	R. Belyakova
Distributed by	Celluloid Dreams
Release date	September 12, 1998 (Toronto);
Running time	80 minutes
Countries	Kazakhstan; France;
Language	Russian

Killer (French: Tueur à gages) 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

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

External links

Killer at IMDb
Killer at AllMovie

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[1] Stewart, Bhob. "Plot Synopsis". Allmovie. Retrieved 2008-01-25.

[festival-cannes.com-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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