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The Old Man is a Kazakh film of genre Drama

The Old Man (2012)

Shal

The Old Man
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Length 1h42
Genres Drama,    Action,    Adventure
Rating71% 3.5830453.5830453.5830453.5830453.583045

The Old Man (Kazakh: Шал, translit. Shal) is a 2012 Kazakhstani drama film written and directed by Ermek Tursunov. The film was selected as the Kazakhstani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.



^ "Oscars: Kazakhstan Nominates 'The Old Man' for Foreign Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-09-30.

Synopsis

Dans la steppe kazakhe, un vieil homme lutte pour transporter ses objets de valeurs jusqu'à son petit-fils. Au cours de ses tentatives pour trouver le bon chemin, il se heurte à une meute de loups.

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