SECTION: Close-Up: Kazakhstan
Epic expanses with modern swag. Close-Up: Kazakhstan offers an overview of the undreamed-of diversity of Kazakh cinema. Here, slacker comedy meets pop folklore and silent protest meets historical genre smash hit. From the Cannes classic to the small-time gangster road movie to the historical horror trip, the films tell of a nation that knows how to constantly reinvent itself creatively and always delivers the best entertainment.