''Strayed'' (russian: Заблудившийся) is a 2009
Kazakhstan
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thriller
Thriller may refer to:
* Thriller (genre), a broad genre of literature, film and television
** Thriller film, a film genre under the general thriller genre
Comics
* ''Thriller'' (DC Comics), a comic book series published 1983–84 by DC Comics i ...
directed by
Akan Satayev. The film was selected as the Kazakhstani entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
83rd Academy Awards
The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2010 in the United States and took place on February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles b ...
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but it didn't make the final shortlist.
Plot
A man (Andrey Merzlikin) traveling with his wife (Almagul Rulas) and son (Ilyas Sadyrov) to town takes a short cut across the steppes. The car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and in the morning he finds that his wife and son are gone. While looking for them he discovers a strange shack where an older man and his daughter live. This strange pair seem to have plans for him, but it is unclear what those plans might entail. As he discovers there is no escape from this place, he also gets closer to solving the mystery of what happened to his family, and who this strange man and woman really are.
Cast
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Andrey Merzlikin
Andrey Ilyich Merzlikin (russian: Андре́й Ильи́ч Мерзли́кин; born 24 March 1973) is a Russian film and theater actor.
Early life
Andrey Merzlikin was born in Kaliningrad, Moscow Oblast. In the first education – radio e ...
– Man
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Tungishbay Al-Tarazi – Old man
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Aiganym Sadykova – Girl
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Almagul Rulas – Wife
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Ilyas Sadyrov
Ilyas ( ar, إلياس) is a form of the masculine given name Elias or Elijah.
Notable people with this given name
* Ilyas son of Mudar, ancestor of Muhammad
* Muhammad Ilyas Qadri, Founder of Dawat-e-Islami
* Ilyas Babar (1926-2002), Indian at ...
– Son
See also
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List of Kazakhstani submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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2009 films
2009 thriller films
Kazakhstani drama films
2000s Russian-language films
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