Film

Mariam

2019 · 1h 15m · Drama

IMDb

5.6

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.

• Sharipa UrazbayevaDirector · Screenplay · Producer
• Anna KatchkoProducer
• Samat SharipovDirector of Photography
• Farhat MametkurbanovEditor

MARIAM Trailer | TIFF 2019

Release date

August 16, 2019

Status

Released

Original language

Kazakh

Runtime

1h 15m

Genres

Drama