Harmony Lessons
Uroki Garmonii
Emir Baigazin
13-year-old Aslan lives with his grandmother in a village in Kazakhstan. He goes to a school where corruption and violence contrast his obsession with perfectionism. Bolat, the leader of a gang of bad kids humiliates Aslan in front of his classmates and extorts money from all the other teenagers. Aslan prepares a fierce and ruthless vengeance.
With : Timur Aidarbekov, Aslan Anarbayev, Mukhtar Andassov
Screenplay : Emir Baigazin
Image : Aziz Zhambakiyev
Editing : Emir Baigazin
Sound : Markus Krohn, SergeyLobanov, ErlanYtepbergenov
Screenplay : Emir Baigazin
Image : Aziz Zhambakiyev
Editing : Emir Baigazin
Sound : Markus Krohn, SergeyLobanov, ErlanYtepbergenov
Production : JCS Kazakhfilm, Anna Katchko / Arizona Productions / Rohfilm / Post Republic Halle
Distribution: Arizona Distribution
Distribution: Arizona Distribution
It was around 3 years ago, I was walking in the street and I had this flash of the idea of Harmony Lessons. It was not conscious, there was no purpose. Some details evolved step by step later. I know the environment of the movie very well but I want to say that it is not an autobiographical story. I wanted to put a light on how this system in school evokes and reflects the equal system in our society at different levels. Actually, Harmony Lessons is not a film about school, it is not a film about getting older, It Is a story about a system of violence which takes place in the human nature. Harmony Lessons deals not with a war between people but with a war inside one person. In front of every person, there is a challenge between to forgive a person or to continue to fight against him.