SCHIZO

cast

Olzhas Nusuppaev, Eduard Tabishev, Viktor Suhorukov, Olga Landina

producers

Sergey Azimov, Sergey Bodrov, Natasha Devillers

production

Drama, 86 min, CTB Film Company, Russia, Kazakhstan, France, Germany, 2004

оriginal title SHIZA language Russian

synopsis

Fifteen year old Mustafa has a nickname Schizo. He is hired by his mother’s boyfriend to find fighters for illegal fistfights. His life is changed forever when a young man mortally beaten in one of the fights asks Schizo to deliver his prize money to his girlfriend and young son. Schizo takes the money to the woman as promised and falls in love with her. Now he knows for whom he has to make money, no matter what the cost. In fistfights there are no rules… until blood is spilled!

festivals & awards

Festivals & Awards 40 festival selections, including Сannes (Certain Regard), Haifa – FIPRESCI Award; Tokyo – Best Actor; Cottbus – Best Film and Don Quixote Award; Stalker Human Rights (Russia) – Best Debut.