Nurbek EGEN
Нурбек ЭГЕН
Nourbek EGEN
Russia, 2012, 80mn 
fiction
Shakhta
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Шахта

 

 La Mine

 Shakhta

 
Directed by : Nurbek EGEN (Нурбек ЭГЕН)
 

Awards :
Best Cinematography Dmitry ERMAKOV , "Vyborg" Russian Film Festival ''A Window to Europe'', Vyborg (Russia), 2013

Plot synopsis
Sania, a teenager, lives with his sister in a small mining town in northern Russia. Sania's father, a former miner, has emigrated to America where he plans to become a boxer. Professional boxer Kostya King's business is going badly. In the meantime, Sania is learning English and dreams that his father will take him with him. But to do this, Kostya King must defeat a top opponent in the ring. Will father and son ever be able to be together?
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Cinema and Theater Festival ''Autumn of Love'', Blagoveshchensk (Russia), 2013
- International Film Festival of the Commonwealth Countries "Moscow Premiere", Moscow (Russia), 2013
- "Vyborg" Russian Film Festival ''A Window to Europe'', Vyborg (Russia), 2013