Killer (1998 film)

1998 film

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 (1998-09-12) (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

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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

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* Talgat Assetov as Marat
* Roksana Abouova as Aijan

## Awards

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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

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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.

## External links

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* Killer at IMDb

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