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The Gift to Stalin

THE GIFT TO STALIN
Dir. Rustem Abdrashev (95min, Kazakhstan/Russia, 2008)
In Russian, Kazakh and Hebrew with English Subtitles
Narrative 

Set
against the sweeping beauty of the Kazakh steppes, Gift is the
heartwarming tale of a young orphaned Jewish boy who is sent into exile
during a Stalinist purge, but saved by a gruff older Muslim. Gorgeously
photographed, the film exhibits the kind of charm that critics have
compared to Cinema Paradiso and Il Postino. 

Followed by a presentation from the Kairat Umarov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the US

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