The Gentle Indifference of the World

2018 "Love will always be above life, fear, death and money"
6.8| 1h40m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 24 October 2018 Released
Producted By: Arizona Productions
Country: Kazakhstan
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: https://adilkhanyerzhanov.com/en/films/the-gentle-indifference-of-the-world/
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After her father's untimely death, Saltanat is forced to trade her idyllic countryside life for the cruel city. She has to find money to pay off the large family debt that her father left behind, in order to save her mother from jail. Friends since their village childhood, her loyal, but penniless admirer Kuandyk follows her just to make sure his sweetheart is safe. Saltanat's uncle introduces her to a possible groom, who promises to pay off her family's debts. But Saltanat's hopes are dashed, when she discovers that the men in this city don't keep their word. When Kuandyk tries to help Saltanat get the money through other ways, he ends up finding himself in more trouble than he bargained for. Although life keeps dealing them bad hands, Saltanat and Kuandyk never give up, no matter what the odds.

Genre

Drama

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Director

Adilkhan Yerzhanov

Production Companies

Arizona Productions

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The Gentle Indifference of the World Audience Reviews

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See
Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
Ayal Oren This Kazakh masterpiece is almost a 9. But a conscious decision to tell a melodrama while killing the drama almost completely makes this movie hard to connect with. Aesthetically and technicly I would rate it 10, without a shadow of a doubt. But the emotional detachment forced upon the story by the director maybe reffering to the movie's title "The Gentle Indifference of the World" - a quote from The Stranger of Albert Camus, a quote made in the movie by the two leading characters.The movie uses aesthetic cross references, such as the paintings of Henri Rousseau, the most obvious representative of Naive art, whose pictures are shown in the film more than once, blending perfectly with the amazingly static camera used by Adilkhan Yerzhanov and the strong frame he enhance each scene with. His caracters are Naive, they are aware of their own naivity but keep on hoping they will prevail. It's a difficult one to watch, because it chooses to be so very gentle, no matter how brutal the story is. And I personally wasn't always so very happy with that gentleness, though I do appreciate the art and mastery required to achieve it.