The Gift to Stalin (2008)
A Jewish child deported to Kazakhstan is saved and adopted by Kasym, an old Kazakh railway-man. Kasym gives him a Kazakh name, Sabyr, that in Kazakh language means humble. The child grows up in the small Kazakh village along with other deportees Vera, a traitor's wife, and Ezhik a Polish doctor. The Soviet militia harasses the poor peasants and Vera suffered the harassment of a bully cop: Bulgabi. Finally Vera accepts the marriage proposal of Ezhik but the jealous Bulgabi tries to prevent the marriage. The result is a fight in which Ezhik shoots himself accidentally. The old Kasym decides that Sabyr is now old enough to go to seek his real parents. At the end Sabyr, now an adult, decides to return to the village, but the village no longer exists because it was destroyed by a Soviet nuclear test.
Cast
- Nurzhuman Ihtymbaev - Kasym
- Dalen Shintemirov - Sashka
- David Markish - Aleksandr Povzner
- Yekaterina Rednikova - Verka
- Waldemar Szczepaniak - Jerzy Dąbrowski
- Aleksandr Bashirov - Major
- Bakhtiyar Kozha - Balgabay
- Erbolat Toguzakov - Faty
- Kasym Zhakibayev - Shaman
- Sergei Yursky - Narrator (voice)
Screenplay
- Ermek Tursunov (Screenplay)
- Pavel Finn (Screenplay)
Keywords
kazakhstan, joseph stalin
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Gift to Stalin about?
- A Jewish child deported to Kazakhstan is saved and adopted by Kasym, an old Kazakh railway-man. Kasym gives him a Kazakh name, Sabyr, that in Kazakh language means humble. The child grows up in the small Kazakh village along with other deportees Vera, a traitor's wife, and Ezhik a Polish doctor. The Soviet militia harasses the poor peasants and Vera suffered the harassment of a bully cop: Bulgabi. Finally Vera accepts the marriage proposal of Ezhik but the jealous Bulgabi tries to prevent the marriage. The result is a fight in which Ezhik shoots himself accidentally. The old Kasym decides that Sabyr is now old enough to go to seek his real parents. At the end Sabyr, now an adult, decides to return to the village, but the village no longer exists because it was destroyed by a Soviet nuclear test.
- Who directed The Gift to Stalin?
- The Gift to Stalin was directed by Rustem Abdrashov.
- Who stars in The Gift to Stalin?
- The Gift to Stalin stars Nurzhuman Ihtymbaev, Dalen Shintemirov, David Markish, Yekaterina Rednikova, Waldemar Szczepaniak, Aleksandr Bashirov.
- How long is The Gift to Stalin?
- The Gift to Stalin has a runtime of 1h 37m (97 minutes).
- What genre is The Gift to Stalin?
- The Gift to Stalin is a Drama film.
- What is the budget of The Gift to Stalin?
- The Gift to Stalin had a budget of $2M.
- Where was The Gift to Stalin produced?
- The Gift to Stalin was produced in Israel, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia.