FILM- Racketeer (Kazakstan, 2007), Hariman Institute, Columbia U., Oct. 15

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FILM- Racketeer (Kazakstan, 2007), Hariman Institute, Columbia U., Oct. 15

Posted by: Rafis Abazov <polra99@hotmail.com>

The Harriman Institute

Presents

Racketeer (Kazakstan), 2007

The New criminal drama from the past...

Racketeer is a depiction of the rampant capitalism that arose after the
collapse of the Soviet Union. The film unfolds through the eyes of a teenage
boxer from Kazakhstan. After knocking out his opponent with one swift blow
at a boxing match in Almaty, 1993, Sayan Bekarimov (Isembaev) attracts the
attention of Ruslan (Bisembin), an up-and-coming racketeer. Faced with few
alternatives in a bleak post-Soviet environment, Sayan drops out of the
institute he worked so hard to attend, and joins Ruslan's criminal
entourage.

Introduction by Rafis Abazov, author of the Culture and Customs of the
Central Asian Republics.

Time and Place: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 6:30pm
1219 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th street,
New York NY 10027

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