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Paralympian
PARALYMPIAN
2022 • Films • Drama/Sports/2 h 3 mins
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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
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
World Premiere
Berlin International Film Festival, 2022
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
Meet the Cast
Askar Iliasov
Directors
Director's Statement
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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
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