Killer | |
Director: | Darezhan Omirbaev |
Cinematography: | Boris Trochev |
Editing: | R. Belyakova |
Distributor: | Celluloid Dreams |
Runtime: | 80 minutes |
Language: | Russian |
Killer (fr|Tueur à gages) is a 1998 French-Kazakhstani crime drama film directed by Darezhan Omirbaev.
Marat (Talgat Assetov) is a chauffeur who, following a traffic accident, finds himself in debt. When his baby becomes ill, he agrees to murder a journalist in order to earn some money.[1]
Killer won the Un Certain Regard Award at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.[2] At the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, it won the Don Quijote Award - Special Mention and was nominated for the Crystal Globe.[3]