Kazakh film "Akyn" won the main prize in Portugal

The film "Akyn" by Darezhan Omirbayev, created by order of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, received the main prize of the Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival 2022 (LEFFEST) in Portugal.

The picture tells about a poet who is afraid to remain misunderstood and irrelevant in the age of technology development. The script is based on the short story by German writer Hermann Hesse "The Author's Evening".

The shooting of the tape took place in Almaty, Almaty region and Atyrau.

The main character was played by the famous singer and musician Yerdos Kanaev.

The world premiere of the film took place in 2021 at the 34th Tokyo International Film Festival in Japan, where the film was awarded for "Best Director". Earlier this year, the film was shown out of competition at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival in Germany.

Also, "Akyn" received the "Best Film" award at the Olhar de Cinema International Film Festival in Brazil.

In Kazakhstan, the film was released in a limited release in April of this year.

From December 14, "Akyn" is released in cinemas in France.

Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan