What are names like Jay Hernandez and Jason Scott Lee doing in a Kazakhstan movie? We’ll soon find out. Today we received what looks to be the final one sheet for the film that is Kazakhstan’s official entry, Best Foreign Language Film for the 79th Academy Awards®.
Written by Rustam Ibragimbekov, this is set in 18th-century Kazakhstan and tells the story of a boy who is destined to one day unite the three warring tribes of the country. Lee will star as a veteran soldier and master of martial arts who spends his life raising and teaching the destined leader Mansur to lead the Kazakhs to victory and independence. Here is your 1st look:
