Writer-helmer-editor Emir Baigazin demonstrates near-perfect pitch with his first professional feature, "Harmony Lessons," an immaculately executed study of bullying and revenge in a small town on the ...

Kazakh writer-director Emir Baigazin's poetic drama of a marginalized teenage boy has the distinction of being the only first feature selected for Berlin's official competition. By David Rooney Chief ...

Emir Bagazin's directorial debut also won a Silver Bear at the Berlinale in February for best cinematography. By Nick Holdsworth Harmony Lessons Still - H 2013 The award at the event, dedicated to ...

13-year-old Aslan (Timur Aidarbekov) lives in poor conditions with his grandmother. During a medical examination of his class, he is deeply humiliated by his classmates. To make matters worse, he ...

Following a public humiliation in front of his classmates during a medical check-up, a boy named Aslan (13) falls ill with anankastia, a mental disease with persuasive passion for perfectionism. Aslan ...