Section: Close-Up: Kazakhstan

TALE OF A PINK BUNNY

Farhat Sharipov

KAZ, 2010, 105 Min

A pop music-driven small-time gangster journey from the cornfield to the golf course. Yerlan has made it from the village to the city. He hangs out with the rich kids, who turn out to be gangster offshoots. When one of the bosses needs a favor, the noose slowly tightens.

Yerlan actually earns his money as a pink rabbit figure who distributes flyers. But then he meets the rich kids of the Kazakh underworld and, to make matters worse, falls in love. Soon, one of the bosses needs a little favor. What can Yerlan do about it? Gangster flick and box office hit from Kazakhstan in American indie style. Music videos flash between crazy action sequences and complete a uniquely cool film experience. Farkhat Sharipov's debut is still an absolute cult film in Kazakhstan and one of the most successful films ever produced in the country.

Text: Joshua Jádi

The film will be shown in the original language with English subtitles and simultaneously translated into German. Headphones are available free of charge against a deposit in the cinema foyer.

Drehbuch
Farkhar Sharipov

Kamera
Alexandr Plotnikov

Ton
Ruslan Sakiev

Schnitt
Sergey Vilkoviskiy

Darsteller
Anuar Nurpeisov
Maxim Akbarov
Sanjar Madi
Karlygash Mukhamedzhanova

Produzent
Yermek Amanshayev, Serik Zhubandykov

Produktion
Kazakhfilm

Farhat Sharipov - The director has degrees from the Kazakh National Academy of Arts and the New York Film Academy. His debut feature film “The Tale of a Pink Bunny” in 2010 was a box-office hit in Kazakhstan. Beginning with “The Secret of a Leader” 2018, he is now using his films to explore deep- rooted social problems in modern Kazakh society.

Movies
2013 “Nothing to Do with Aliens
2016 “4+1”
2018 “The Secret of a Leader”
2020 “18 Kilohertz”
2022 “Scheme”

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