| Bikechess | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Assel Aushakimova |
| Written by | Assel Aushakimova |
| Produced by | Antoine Simkine, Almagul Thleukhanova, Kifrik Martin |
| Starring | Saltanat Nauruz Assel Abdimavlenova Shyngys Beibituly Duisenbek Sydykbekov |
| Cinematography | Aidar Ospanov |
| Edited by | Alanté Kavaïté |
Production companies | Les Films d’Antoine (France), Alma Pictures (Kazakhstan), Maipo Film (Norway) |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Language | Russian |
Bikechess is a 2024 film written and directed by Assel Aushakimova. The French-Kazakh-Norwegian co-production had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on 9 June 2024, where the film won Best International Narrative Feature.[1]
With dark humour, the film dissects the levels of absurdity that the state will embrace and the constraints journalists face when striving to maintain ethical standards in the face of institutional pressures.[2]