- Shiza
Infobox_Film
name = Shiza
caption = "Shiza" film poster
writer =Sergei Bodrov ,Gulshat Omarova
starring =Oldzhas Nusupbayev ,Olga Landina
director =Gulshat Omarova
producer = Sergei Azimov,Sergei Bodrov , Sergei Selyanov
distributor =Picture This! (USA)
released =May 21 ,2004
runtime = 86 min
language = Russian
budget =
imdb_id = 0406216"Shiza" a.k.a. "Schizo" (Russian: Шиза) is a 2004
film directed byGulshat Omarova . The movie was in the official selection fromKazakhstan for the 77thAcademy Awards .Plot
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Tagline : "In fights without rules, there is no rule that says: "Until first blood!"Fifteen-year-old Mustafa (
Olzhas Nusupbayev ) — nicknamed "Shiza" for his weird behaviour in school — has no money, power or a girlfriend in his young life. Working for his mother’s boyfriend, Shiza scouts for fighters for the illegal, underground circuit of bare-knuckle fist-fighting.However, his life changes forever when a young fighter is accidentally and mortally wounded in the ring. Before dying, the fighter asks Shiza to deliver his prize money to his wife Zinka (
Olga Landina ). Shiza takes the money to the now-widowed woman as promised. Upon meeting, Shiza falls in love with her. Suddenly, he finds direction as he is compelled to support and protect his new love no matter what the cost.External links
*imdb title|id=0406216|title=Shiza
*ru icon [http://www.ctb.ru/base/films?oid=54 "Shiza" at Ctb.ru]
* [http://russart.com/?movietrailer&mid=1079 Trailer] and [http://russart.com/?moviepictures&mid=1079 Screenshots]
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