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EVENT -- Harriman Institute Fall 2008/2009 Film Series
"RACKETEER" (РЭКЕТИР)
Sataifilm studio (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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