Подарок Сталину (2008): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 2008, Подарок Сталину is a drama film directed by Rustem Abdrashov, running about 97 minutes.

What it’s about. A Jewish child deported to Kazakhstan is saved and adopted by Kasym, an old Kazakh railway-man. Kasym gives him a Kazakh name, Sabyr, that in Kazakh language means humble. The child grows up in the small Kazakh village along with other deportees Vera, a traitor's wife, and Ezhik a Polish doctor. The Soviet militia harasses the poor peasants and Vera suffered the harassment of a bully cop: Bulgabi. Finally Vera accepts the marriage proposal of Ezhik but the jealous Bulgabi tries to prevent the marriage. The result is a fight in which Ezhik shoots himself accidentally. The old Kasym decides that Sabyr is now old enough to go to seek his real parents. At the end Sabyr, now an adult, decides to return to the village, but the village no longer exists because it was destroyed by a Soviet nuclear test.

Who’s in it. Подарок Сталину stars S. Kunushaliyeva, Bakhtiar Khoja, Yekaterina Rednikova and Dalen Shintemirov, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.5/10, Подарок Сталину has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In Estados Unidos you can stream it on Chai Flicks. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Подарок Сталину page.

If you liked it. Fans of Подарок Сталину tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.