Killer (French: Tueur à gages) is a 1998 French-Kazakhstani crime drama film directed by Darezhan Omirbaev.
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Directed by | Darezhan Omirbaev |
Produced by | Joël Farges Elise Jalladeau Gaziz Shaldybayev |
Written by | Darezhan Omirbaev Limara Zjeksembajeva |
Starring | Talgat Assetov Roksana Abouova |
Cinematography | Boris Trochev |
Edited by | R. Belyakova |
Distributed by | Celluloid Dreams |
Release date | September 12, 1998 (Toronto) |
Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | Kazakhstan France |
Language | Russian |
Screenplay
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 some money.
- Talgat Assetov as Marat
- Roksana Abouova as Aijan
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.