Mariam

Mariam

6.5

Aug 16 2019

1h 15m

Drama

In a remote village on the Kazakh steppe, Mariam lives with her husband and four young children in a home without light or water. One winter day, her husband disappears. Without a body, he cannot be declared dead and Mariam is unable to receive state financial support. A very reserved person who buries her emotions, she must face survival of her family on her own in the harsh, rural winter. Inspired by actual events in Mariam's life, who portrays herself in a film that blurs documentary and drama as it paints her life's mundane details.

Meruert Sabbusinova

Meruert Sabbusinova

Mariam

Almas Bektibayev

Almas Bektibayev

Serikbay

Hamza Koksebek

Hamza Koksebek

Mukhtar

Edige Ahmet

Edige Ahmet

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