Killer (1998 film)

Infobox Film
name = Killer


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director = Darezhan Omirbayev
producer = Joël Farges
Elise Jalladeau
Gaziz Shaldybayev
writer = Darezhan Omirbayev
Limara Zjeksembajeva
narrator =
starring = Talgat Assetov
Roksana Abouova
music =
cinematography = Boris Trochev
editing = R. Belyakova
distributor = Celluloid Dreams
released = September 12 1998 (Toronto)
runtime = 80 mins.
country = Kazakhstan
France
language = Russian
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gross =
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amg_id = 1:162524
imdb_id = 0157124

"Killer" ("Tueur à gages") is a 1998 French/Kazakhstani crime drama film directed by Darezhan Omirbayev.

Plot

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 get some money. [cite web
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first = Bhob
title = Plot Synopsis
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accessdate =2008-01-25 ]

Cast

*Talgat Assetov as Marat
*Roksana Abouova as Aijan

Awards

"Killer" won the Un Certain Regard Award at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. At the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, it won the Don Quijote Award - Special Mention and was nominated for the Crystal Globe. [cite web
title = Awards for Tueur à gages
publisher = Internet Movie Database
url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0157124/awards
accessdate =2008-01-25 ]

References

External links

*imdb title|0157124|title=Killer