Rustem Abdrashov

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1970-02-10 (54 years old)

Place of Birth Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR, (now Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Also Known As Рустем Абдрашев, Рустем Жарасканович Абдрашев, Рүстем Жарасқанұлы Әбдірашев, Рүстем Әбдірашев, Rustem Zharaskanovich Abdrashov, Rustem Abdrashev, Рустем Абдрашов

Rustem Abdrashov

Biography

Rustem Zharaskanovich Abdrashov (Kazakh: Рүстем Жарасқанұлы Әбдірашев; 2 February 1970; Alma-Ata) is a Kazakh film director, screenwriter, art director and actor. He was born in 1970 in Alma-Ata in the family of the famous Kazakh poet Zharaskan Abdrashev. Mother, Nazigul Nurgalievna Mergenbayeva is a philologist, teacher, teacher of the Kazakh language. In 2004, the year "Rebirth Island" was released, the director's first full—length feature film based on the poetry of Zharaskan Abdrashev, which received international recognition and was awarded various prizes at film festivals around the world.

Known For

Director

2013
Iron Mountain

as Director

2013
Fiery River

as Director

2012
Astana, I Love You

as Director

2011
2008
The Gift to Stalin

as Director

2007
Patchwork Quilt

as Director

2005
Rebirth Island

as Director

Writer

2014
2013
Iron Mountain

as Screenplay

2013
Fiery River

as Screenplay

2011
2005
Rebirth Island

as Screenplay

Art

1994
The Dove's Bell-ringer

as Production Design

1993
The Wild East

as Production Design

1992
Lovers of December

as Decorator

1991
The Fall of Otrar

as Assistant Production Design

1991
The Running Target

as Production Design