Killer (1998 film)

Killer
Directed by	Darezhan Omirbaev
Written by	Darezhan Omirbaev Limara Zjeksembajeva
Produced by	Joël Farges Elise Jalladeau Gaziz Shaldybayev
Starring	Talgat Assetov Roksana Abouova
Cinematography	Boris Trochev
Edited by	R. Belyakova
Distributed by	Celluloid Dreams
Release date	September 12, 1998 (1998-09-12) (Toronto)
Running time	80 minutes
Countries	Kazakhstan France
Language	Russian

Killer (French: Tueur à gages) is a 1998 French-Kazakhstani crime drama film directed by Darezhan Omirbaev.

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 some money.[1]

Cast

• Talgat Assetov as Marat
• Roksana Abouova as Aijan

Awards

Killer won the Un Certain Regard Award at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.[2] At the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, it won the Don Quijote Award - Special Mention and was nominated for the Crystal Globe.[3]

References

1. Stewart, Bhob. "Plot Synopsis". Allmovie. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
2. "Festival de Cannes: Killer". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
3. "Awards for Tueur à gages". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-25.

External links

• Killer at IMDb