Paralympian

Name: Paralympian
Genre: Drama, Sports
Released: 2022-01-01
Duration: 123 min
Cast: Askar Iliasov

PARALYMPIAN

2022 • Films • Drama / Sports • 2 h 3 mins

Inspired by true stories. The one leg athlete sinks into a deep depression, until one day he is offered to try his luck at the Paralympic games.

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Paralympian

PARALYMPIAN

2022 • Films • Drama / Sports • 2 h 3 mins

Streaming availability may vary by region.

Details

A professional skier gets into a life-changing car accident the day he discovers he has qualified for the Olympics. After losing a leg in the wreck, the athlete sinks into a deep depression- until one day he is offered a chance to try his luck with the country’s Paralympic team.

Director

Aldiyar Bairakimov

Country

Kazakhstan

Language

Kazakh

Accolades

World Premiere

Berlin International Film Festival, 2022

Trivia

The film is based on the real stories of Kazakh paralympians, in particular Alexandr Kolyadin, the first champion of the Winter Paralympic Games in the history of Kazakhstan, who won a 1.5 kilometer sprint in Pyeongchang in 2018.

Meet the Cast

Askar Iliasov

Directors

Aldiyar Bairakimov

Director's Statement

“

I was inspired by the real story of our Paralympic Alexander Kolyadin, who won a gold medal at the 2018 Paralympics in Pyeongchang. We wanted to make a movie that would motivate people. I wanted them to get inspired for big achievements after watching our film.

Aldiyar Bairakimov