The Plague at the Karatas Village (2016)
Douban
卡拉塔斯的瘟疫
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Чума в ауле Каратас
director:
Adilkhan Yerzhanov
playwright:
Adilkhan Yerzhanov
genre:
Drama
region:
Kazakhstan
language:
Kazakh
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Russian
length: 1h 20m
release date: 2016-01-31
IMDb: tt5127758
Чума в ауле Каратас
overview
Surrealistic parable denounces political wrongs in Kazakhstan. The new mayor arrives in an isolated village where the inhabitants are dying of the plague while those in power pocket the money for flu vaccines. Brechtian with a mythical, horror-like undertone.