Harmony Lessons Explained

Harmony Lessons (kk|Асланның сабақтары, Aslannyñ sabaqtary; ru|Уроки гармонии) is a 2013 Kazakh-German drama film directed by Emir Baigazin. It was awarded a Silver Bear for outstanding artistic contribution for camera work at the Berlinale in 2013.

Plot

Harmony Lessons is set in a small Kazakhstan village, where Aslan, a thirteen-year-old boy living with his grandmother is a diligent student, bullied by an older boy Bolat and his gang connected with adult criminals and prisoners. The plot concerns Aslan's humiliations, and slow revenge.

Cast

The cast includes:^[1]

• Timur Aidarbekov as Aslan
• Aslan Anarbayev as Bolat
• Mukhtar Andassov as Mirsain
• Anelya Adilbekova as Akzhan
• Omar Adilov as Mad
• Adlet Anarbekov as Takhir
• Daulet Anarbekov as Damir
• Nursultan Nurbergenov as Maksat
• Nurdaulet Orazymbetov as Daniyar
• Erasyl Nurzhakyp as Arsen
• Assan Kirkabakov as Shikan
• Ramazan Sultanbek as Gani

Production

Harmony Lessons won the World Cinema Fund Prize in January 2013, becoming first Kazakhstan’s project to be supported by the Fund.^[2]

Release

The film premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival in 2013^[3] where Aziz Zhambakiyev was awarded for a Silver Bear for outstanding artistic contribution for camera work.^[4]

The film was also screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.^[5]

Baygazin was nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Achievement in Directing for Harmony Lessons.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Harmony Lessons - The Hollywood Reporter. . 3 September 2016.
2. Web site: Kazakhstan's Emir Baygazin movie got Berlinale World Cinema Fund prize . Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan . 18 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514205442/http://www.kazakhembus.com/in_the_news/kazakhstans-emir-baygazin-movie-got-berlinale-world-cinema-fund-prize . 14 May 2013 . dead . 25 September 2022.
3. Web site: Berlinale 2013: Competition Now Complete . 24 January 2013 . berlinale.
4. Web site: Prizes of the International Jury . 16 February 2013 . berlinale . 16 December 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061216015908/http://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/preise_und_juries/preise_internationale_jury/index.html . dead .
5. Web site: Harmony Lessons - 2013 Tribeca Film Festival . Tribeca . 7 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131107145003/http://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/513a83d3c07f5d47130003b6-harmony-lessons . 7 November 2013 . unfit . 25 September 2022.
6. Web site: Winners & Nominees 2013. asiapacificscreenacademy.com. dead. https://archive.today/20131220023947/http://www.asiapacificscreenacademy.com/the-awards/nominees-2013/. 2013-12-20.