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«IN THE CIRCLE OF KUNDUZ» series. literary script

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt34383350/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Based on the military-historical novel-trilogy «IN THE CIRCLE OF KUNDUZ» (2022) by ILIYAS DAUDI

Genre: war drama, history
Format: 4 series

LOGLINE

This is a story about war and peace, happiness and tragedies, strong friendship and a return to the roots. The main character is a Russian German, an officer of the special operations forces KSK Bundeswehr (FRG), the son of a Soviet soldier who died in 1986 in Afghanistan. The desire to avenge the death of his father directs him, who was taken away from the USSR to the Federal Republic of Germany, to participate in the military operation of the NATO forces (ISAF) "Enduring Freedom" in the 2010s.
The victims and destruction committed by NATO, the death of his own bride, an Afghan woman, and close comrades in that moloch, contribute to a turning point in the consciousness of the hero, a reassessment of the reasons for the bloody confrontation. Disappointed in the actions of NATO, not wanting to be part of the cynical military machine, he resigns from military service and returns to his historical homeland in Russia. Having found here the two surviving fighting friends of his father, our hero finds himself in a twistiness with them. By the gratitude of fate for the hardships and overcomes he has experienced, at the end of history he will be the new happiness found in Russia.

  • ILIYAS DAUDI
    Writer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    «В КРУГЕ КУНДУЗСКОМ»
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay, Television Script
  • Number of Pages:
    274
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • * «BRANDENBURG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL» BIFF-2024
    Berlin, Germany
    February 13, 2024
    «FEATURE SCRIPT» — HONORABLE MENTION AWARDS
  • * «BERLIN MOTION PICTURE AWARDS» BMPA-2024
    Berlin, Germany
    April 10, 2024
    Winner «BEST FEATURE SCRIPT»
  • * «CAMBRIDGE SCRIPT FESTIVAL» CSF-2024
    Cambridge, England
    May 1, 2024
    Finalist «BEST WAR SCREENPLAY»
  • * «SWEDISH ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE AWARDS» SAMPA-2024
    Stockholm, Sweden
    June 20, 2024
    Winner «BEST FEATURE SCRIPT»
  • * «NITIIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL» NITIIN IFF-2024
    Penang, Malaysia
    November 5, 2024
    Winner «BEST TELEVISION SCRIPT SCREENPLAY»
  • * «AUSTIN INTERNATIONAL CINEVERSE SCREENPLAY AWARDS» AICSA-2024
    Austin, Texas USA
    December 23, 2024
    Winner «TV Pilot / Web Series Script 50 pages»
  • * «Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition» ESSC-2025
    Los Angeles, California, USA
    January 9, 2025
    «Quarter-Finalist»
  • * «Scriptation Showcase Script Competition» SSSC-2025
    Los Angeles, California, USA
    May 14, 2025
    QUARTER-FINALIST «Teleplay Category»
  • * «Creative World Awards Screenwriting Competition» CWASC-2025
    Marina del Rey, Los Angeles, California, USA
    May 12, 2025
    SEMI-FINALISTORIGINAL TELEPLAY (ONE HOUR) — ENTRY ONLY
  • * «Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards» FDSA-2025
    Los Angeles, California, USA
    June 16, 2025
    «Series. literary script» Quarter-finalist
Writer Biography - ILIYAS DAUDI

ILIYAS DAUDI, Russian writer, member of the «Union of Writers of Russia», screenwriter, film director, clipmaker, producer, soldier of the Afghan War (1979-1989), Hero of the Russian Federation. Laureate of International Film festivals and International screenwriting competitions.

IMDb nm 15078873 — https://m.imdb.com/name/nm15078873/
ISA — https://www.networkisa.org/profile/iliyas-daudi

Author of novels about the Afghan War (1979-1989).

Bibliography

• «In the Kunduz Circle» military historical novel-trilogy
• «The Great Game in Afghanistan» monograph
• «We'll all be back!» novel
• «Not by the front corridor» military novel
• «The Zugzwang of Ober lieutenant Bruno Thevs» a military novel.

— In 2024, he graduated from the 2-year Higher Courses of directing and producing films and television of the S.A. Gerasimov's All-Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK). At the same time, he continued his studies at the VGIK, in the master's degree of the screenwriting and Film studies faculty. The author of the script, director and actor of the Short Films: «SELF-PORTRAIT», «THE BLIND»; Music Video «SULTONI QALBAM» HIMN OF LOVE (2024), «THE BETROTHED» (2024), «SULTAN OF MY HEART» (2024), «ETERNAL LOVE» (2024). «EVERY MUSIC HAVE J.S. BACH» (2024).

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