The Owners

Showings

Dutmers at the Dennos Museum Thu, Jul 30, 2015 9:00 PM
Dutmers at the Dennos Museum Sat, Aug 1, 2015 9:00 AM
Dutmers at the Dennos Museum Sun, Aug 2, 2015 6:00 PM
Film Info
Section:Avant-Garde Film at Dutmers
Release Year:2014
Runtime:93 min.
Rating:NR
Production Country:Kazakhstan
Original Language:Kazakh
Russian
Subtitles:English
Cast/Crew Info
Cast:Nurbek Mukushev
Murat Makhan
Bauyrzhan Kaptagai
Aliya Zainalova
Aidyn Sakhaman
Yerbolat Yerzhanov
Director:Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Produced by:Serik Abishev
Olga Khlasheva
Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Screenwriter:Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Roelof Jan Minneboo
Editing By:Yerkinbek Ptyraliyev
Music By:Andrei Dubodelov
Mikhail Sokolov
Alexander Sukharev

Description

Three siblings fight a corrupt town to try and keep the house they inherited from their late mother in this stylistic tragicomedy from Kazakh director Adilkhan Yerzhanov. Although the trio have proof of ownership, the tiny shack they move into has been home to squatter Zhuba, the town bully and drunk who also happens to be the brother of the police chief. Continuing with the themes of oppression and the struggles of the poor seen in his film “Constructors,” Yerzhanov mixes deadpan acting, absurd dance numbers, whimsy, violence, western iconography, and artistic influences from Vincent Van Gogh to Wes Anderson. The result is a dizzying foray into a bizarre and stunning, but vengeful, world.