Comrade Policeman
Shorts Showcase: miniature masterpieces from the Klassiki collection
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12m
Directed by Assel Aushakimova • 2021 • Kazakhstan
Assel Aushakimova (Welcome to the USA) shows why she is one of the most acute observers of contemporary Kazakh society with this droll satirical short. When a local reporter from state television is sent to capture a PR stunt from the Kazakh police force, the slippery dynamics between the media, law and order, and public opinion come to the surface in hilarious fashion.
COMRADE POLICEMAN • ТОВАРИЩ ПОЛИЦЕЙСКИЙ
Written and directed by Assel Aushakimova
Cinematography by Sardar Baimoldin
Starring: Dinara Alieva, Duisenbek Atantayuli, Askhat Turebayev
In Russian with English subtitles
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