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The Gift to Stalin
The Gift to Stalin
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THE GIFT TO STALIN

Подарок Сталину

Directed by Rustem Abdrashev
Kazakhstan, Russia, 2008
Drama

Synopsis

In 1949, Sashka is an eight-year-old Jewish boy from Kazakhstan. Near the outset of the film he gets deported to the Kazakh steppes with his grandfather. His fate appears to be sealed, but at the last minute, he’s quietly rescued by a one-eyed railroad switch worker, Kasym.

Synopsis

In 1949, Sashka is an eight-year-old Jewish boy from Kazakhstan. Near the outset of the film he gets deported to the Kazakh steppes with his grandfather. His fate appears to be sealed, but at the last minute, he’s quietly rescued by a one-eyed railroad switch worker, Kasym.