Fire
Kazakhstan / 2021 / 82min
In Kazakh with English subtitles
Busan International Film Festival
Best Performance, Asian Feature Film Competition, Singapore International Film Festival

Tolik is a bread delivery man who lives with his wife and two daughters. They are expecting a third child but already struggling to make ends meet. To make life even worse - he realizes that his daughter is pregnant, and her boyfriend wants to take no responsibility. Is there a way out? No matter what, he can still have a drink. A tender portrayal of the ordinary working class with deadpan humor is reminiscent of Aki Kaurismäki's heartwarming works. Produced by a primarily female crew, rare in the maledominated Kazakh film industry, the film is determined to break the norm.

DIR:
Aizhana Kassymbek
CAST:
Tulepbergen Baisakalov, Manshuk Aitmukhanbetova, Erbolat Toguzakov
TIME & VENUE
* 27/10 5:00PM Broadway Cinematheque
10/11 4:00PM Broadway Cinematheque
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