Private Project

Leili

Leili is a girl with a challenging fate. Since the age of twelve, she has known what sex, drugs, and loneliness are. Her birth was unwanted by anyone. Thomas, a pastor of a Protestant church, realized her troubles far too late.

  • Talgad Zhanybekov
    Director
  • Talgad Zhanybekov
    Writer
  • Natalya Zhanybekova
    Producer
  • Leili Amiraeva
    Key Cast
  • Ratmir Muratbek
    Director of photography
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Лейли
  • Project Type:
    Experimental
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 4 minutes 42 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 1, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Kazakhstan
  • Country of Filming:
    Kazakhstan
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    Цифровой
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Talgad Zhanybekov

Talgad Zhanybekov
Producer, Director, Screenwriter

Date of Birth: December 28, 1972
Place of Birth: Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan

Education:
1996–2001 — T. Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts
Specialization: Director of Feature Films

Contact: +7 708 186 45 27, filmcompany5.1@gmail.com

Filmography:

2024 – “Leili” Director & Screenwriter
"Film Company Five One", "Cinema Tone Produktion"

2024 – “QumalaQ” Director & Screenwriter
"Film Company Five One", "Cinema Tone Produktion", "Hazmedia"

2023 – “MetaMax: Chapter 2” Director & Screenwriter
"Film Company Five One"

2023 – "No Other Option" Director & Screenwriter
"101 Production"

2023 – “Zero” Director, "101 Production"

2016 – “Kuanish” (Documentary) Story Writer & Director

2013 – “Joker” Producer, Director, Screenwriter & Composer
"Birch Tree Entertainment Inc" (USA), "Kazakhfilm" JSC, "KTK" JSC, and "СAMD" LLP

2012 – “The Conversation” Screenwriter
Producer: Rinat Davletyarov ("Love-Carrot" 1, 2, 3, "Steel Butterfly", "The Dawns", "Here Are Quiet")
"The Conversation" was selected for the official competition program of the 36th Montreal World Film Festival (2012)

2006 – “Centurion” Screenwriter
The script was purchased by Rustem Ibragimbekov ("White Sun of the Desert", "Burnt by the Sun", "The Barber of Siberia")

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