The Rough River, the Placid Sea (2004)
A modern parable about three brothers whom life has divided as they each went their separate ways. Of their happy childhood and adolescent years together, only a black-and-white photograph remains, capturing the three young men at a table in front of their family home, and memories of the greenhouse that was their father's pride.
Director: Marat Sarulu
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Rustem Turkbenbayev as Older brother |
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Anatolij Pak as Middle brother |
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Adil Turkbenbayev as Younger brother |
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Ainura Kabatai kyzy as Older brother's wife |
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Svetlana Bakeeva as Younger brother's girlfriend |
| Directing | Marat Sarulu | Director |
| Writing | Marat Sarulu | Writer |
| Editing | Natalia Vavilkina | Editor |
| Crew | Akylbek Malikov | Cinematography |
| Production | Sain Gabdullin | Producer |
| Sound | Baktybek Alisherov | Music |
| Sound | Alexander Yurtaev | Music |
| Camera | Manasbek Musayev | Director of Photography |