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''Myn Bala'' ( kk, Жаужүрек мың бала, ''Jaujürek myñ bala'') is a 2011
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
i historical dramatic film depicting the eighteenth century war fought between the Kazakhs and the
Dzungar Khanate The Dzungar Khanate, also written as the Zunghar Khanate, was an Inner Asian khanate of Oirat Mongol origin. At its greatest extent, it covered an area from southern Siberia in the north to present-day Kyrgyzstan in the south, and from t ...
. The film was made to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence from the
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. Its production cost over $7 million (USD). The film was selected as the Kazakhstani entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
at the
85th Academy Awards The 85th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2012 and took place on February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p. ...
, but it did not make the final shortlist.


See also

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List of Asian historical drama films Historical or period drama is a film genre in which stories are based on historical events and famous persons. Some historical dramas attempt to accurately portray a historical event or biography, to the degree that the available historical researc ...
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List of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Awar ...
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List of Kazakhstani submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Kazakhstan has submitted fourteen films in the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film category since gaining its independence from the USSR in 1991. In 2008, Kazakhstan received its first-ever Oscar nomination, for the epic Genghis K ...


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* 2011 films Kazakhstani historical drama films 2011 war drama films 2010s historical drama films Kazakh-language films Films set in Kazakhstan Films set in the 18th century Films about rebellions 2011 drama films Kazakhstani war drama films {{Kazakhstan-film-stub