THE GIRL AND THE SEA

Kazakhstan

Official Panorama Section

Director: Azizzhan Zairov, Mukhamed Mamyrbekov
Year: 2017
Duration: 120′
Language: VOSE
Genre: Drama, Romance

For the sake of a dream of creating a family and having a baby, Assel, despite an incurable disease, is ready to go through all the trials and make any sacrifices. And even having lost hope for the realization of her dream, she still retains faith in her to the end.

Born in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Azizzhan Zairov is a director, writer and producer. After graduating as a screenwriter from the T. Zhurgenov University, he has work at the Association of Parents of Disabled Children (ARDI) as coordinator of creative workshops, and in his film “Girl and the Sea”, the second part of the “Unlimited Opportunities” trilogy, ARDI students with special needs got to perform most of the roles. Graduated from the Aktobe Pedagogical Institute, Mukhamed Mamyrbekov works as a scriptwriter and director of many TV-programs and films, such as “Maturity Day” (2001), “Golden Warrior” (2012) and “Elimai” (2011).


SCREENING

Thursday 7th November
16:00h
CINEMES GIRONA