The Gift to Stalin
| The Gift to Stalin | |
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| Directed by | Rustem Abdrashev |
| Produced by | Boris Cherdabayev, Aliya Uvalzhanova |
| Written by | Pavel Finn |
| Starring |
Nurjuman Ikhtimbayev Dalen Shintemirov Yekaterina Rednikova Bakhtiar Khoja |
| Cinematography | Khasan Kidiraliev |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country |
Kazakhstan Russia Poland Israel |
| Language | Russian |
The Gift to Stalin is a 2008 Kazakhstani film that tells the story of a little boy named Sasha who is sent to Kazakhstan. He is saved from death by an old Kazakh man, Kasym, who takes the boy to his home. The film is set in 1949. The title, The Gift to Stalin has two significances. In 1949, the Soviet government carried out a nuclear test for the anniversary of Joseph Stalin’s 70th birthday. Many innocent people fell victims to the nuclear test. The other significance is about Sasha’s dream. He hopes that if he gives Stalin a gift, he will be able to see his parents again, not knowing that they were killed.