Harmony Lessons
{{Short description|2013 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Harmony Lessons
| image = Harmony Lessons poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Emir Baigazin
| producer = Anna Katchko
| writer = Emir Baigazin
| starring = Timur Aidarbekov
| cinematography = Aziz Zhambakiyev
| editing =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2013|2|14|Berlin|df=yes}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = Kazakhstan
Germany
| language = Kazakh
Russian
| budget =
}}
Harmony Lessons ({{langx|kk|Асланның сабақтары}}, Aslannyñ sabaqtary; {{langx|ru|Уроки гармонии}}) is a 2013 Kazakh-German drama film directed by Emir Baigazin. It was awarded a Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for camera work at the Berlinale in 2013.
Plot
Harmony Lessons is set in a small Kazakhstan village, where Aslan, a thirteen-year-old boy living with his grandmother is a diligent student, bullied by an older boy Bolat and his gang connected with adult criminals and prisoners. The plot concerns Aslan's humiliations, and slow revenge.
Cast
The cast includes:{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/harmony-lessons/cast-crew#cast|title=Harmony Lessons - The Hollywood Reporter|website=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=|accessdate=3 September 2016}}
- Timur Aidarbekov as Aslan
- Aslan Anarbayev as Bolat
- Mukhtar Andassov as Mirsain
- Anelya Adilbekova as Akzhan
- Omar Adilov as Mad
- Adlet Anarbekov as Takhir
- Daulet Anarbekov as Damir
- Nursultan Nurbergenov as Maksat
- Nurdaulet Orazymbetov as Daniyar
- Erasyl Nurzhakyp as Arsen
- Assan Kirkabakov as Shikan
- Ramazan Sultanbek as Gani
Production
Harmony Lessons won the World Cinema Fund Prize in January 2013, becoming first Kazakhstan’s project to be supported by the Fund.{{cite web | title=Kazakhstan's Emir Baygazin movie got Berlinale World Cinema Fund prize | website=Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan | date=18 January 2013 | url=http://www.kazakhembus.com/in_the_news/kazakhstans-emir-baygazin-movie-got-berlinale-world-cinema-fund-prize | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514205442/http://www.kazakhembus.com/in_the_news/kazakhstans-emir-baygazin-movie-got-berlinale-world-cinema-fund-prize | archive-date=14 May 2013 | url-status=dead | access-date=25 September 2022}}
Release
The film premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival in 2013{{Cite web|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_16724.html |title=Berlinale 2013: Competition Now Complete |accessdate=24 January 2013 |work=berlinale}} where Aziz Zhambakiyev was awarded for a Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for camera work.{{Cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/preise_und_juries/preise_internationale_jury/index.html |title=Prizes of the International Jury |accessdate=16 February 2013 |work=berlinale |archive-date=16 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061216015908/http://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/preise_und_juries/preise_internationale_jury/index.html |url-status=dead }}
The film was also screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.{{cite web | title=Harmony Lessons - 2013 Tribeca Film Festival | website=Tribeca | date=7 April 2013 | url=http://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/513a83d3c07f5d47130003b6-harmony-lessons | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107145003/http://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/513a83d3c07f5d47130003b6-harmony-lessons | archive-date=7 November 2013 | url-status=unfit | access-date=25 September 2022}}
Baygazin was nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Achievement in Directing for Harmony Lessons.{{cite web|url=http://www.asiapacificscreenacademy.com/the-awards/nominees-2013/|title=Winners & Nominees 2013|work=asiapacificscreenacademy.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20131220023947/http://www.asiapacificscreenacademy.com/the-awards/nominees-2013/|archivedate=2013-12-20}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2385101|Harmony Lessons}}
{{Emir Baigazin}}
Category:Kazakhstani drama films
Category:Kazakh-language films
Category:Films directed by Emir Baigazin
Category:Silver Bear for outstanding artistic contribution
Category:Films about school violence
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