The Composer (China, Kazakhstan) w/ Q&A
Genre: Drama
Country: China / Kazakhstan
Year: 2019
Duration: 112 mins
Director: Xierzati Yahefu
Language(s): Chinese/Russian
Subtitles: Chinese / English
Producer: Iris Wang, Kuanysh Akhmetov.
Principal Cast: Hu Jun, Yuan Quan, Berik Aitzhanov, Aruzan Gazobekova
Q&A w/ Dir. Xierzati Yahefu
Synopsis
During the Soviet Patriotic War, Xian Xinghai (Hu Jun), a legendary Chinese musician, leading the post production of the documentary Yan'an and the Eighth Route Army in Moscow. During this period, he was displaced by the sudden outbreak of war due to the Nazi German attack, and stranded in Almaty. In the cruel environment of extreme cold and hunger, Xian Xinghai was lucky to be rescued by Kazakh musician Bakhitzhan Baykadamov (Berik Etzhanov). During this period, he created several famous music pieces which the Kazakh people love and admire including symphonies Sacred War, Amangelda, and other classic works, and revised and completed the Yellow River Chorus. With music, he cured the suffering people in the war and encouraged them to fight against fascism.
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Asian World Film Festival
The Asian World Film Festival (AWFF), founded by Kyrgyz public figure Sadyk Sher-Niyaz and overseen by Executive & Program Director Georges N. Chamchoum, brings the very best of a broad selection of Asian World cinema to Los Angeles to draw greater recognition to the region's wealth of filmmakers and strengthen ties between the Asian and Hollywood film industries. Uniting through cross-cultural collaboration, the Festival champions films from over 50 countries across Asia, spanning from Turkey to Japan and from Russia to India and South-East Asia. The Festival is unique in that it predominantly screens Oscar and Golden Globe submissions for Best International Feature Film and Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language respectively. All films that participate in the Festival will have a unique chance to be guided through the challenging awards season and showcased to members of the Motion Picture Academy, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and all Guilds for enhanced exposure, media attention and awards consideration. AWFF is a non-profit organization under Aitysh USA.