The Kazakh film was included in the program of the Venice Film Festival
The feature film of Adilkhan Yerzhanov "Goliath", shot in the noir genre, entered the competition program of Orizzonti Extra ("New Horizons") of the 79th Venice International Film Festival, which takes place on the Lido island.
The Orizzonti Extra program demonstrates the main trends in world cinema and opens up new names of directors of the world. Projects of different genres and formats will be evaluated by the audience jury, which will award a prize for the best film.
According to the organizers of the festival, this year seven paintings will be presented in this section.
The plot of the Kazakh-Russian film "Goliath", shot by domestic companies Short brothers and Changepoint with the participation of Kazakhfilm and Cinerental studios, as well as Russian All Media (a START Company) and Forest Film, takes place in the village of Karatas, which has long been under the rule of the local authority Poshaev, known for his cruelty and impulsiveness. He gives the locals shelter and work, but ruthlessly executes those who dare to go against him. The same fate awaits the family of poor Arzu, whose wife reports the crimes going on in the village to the police.
– The film "Goliath" explores the nature of power and the nature of submission. The idea of revenge, which at first glance is impossible, the plot about the confrontation of a big man and a small one – they have been floating for a long time. I was looking for their display in the plot, for two years the script was rewritten several times. There is a very fine line between art and genre in the film, there is a risk that this balance will not be perceived, but there is also hope that it will be appreciated," says director and screenwriter Adilkhan Yerzhanov.
The shooting of the film took place in the suburbs of Almaty last summer. The film starred famous Kazakh actors – Berik Aitzhanov, Daniyar Alshinov, Almira Tursyn and Erken Gubashev. Russian actors Dmitry Chebotarev and Alexandra Revenko are also involved in the film.