Writer-helmer-editor Emir Baigazin demonstrates near-perfect pitch with his first professional feature, "Harmony Lessons," an immaculately executed study of bullying and revenge in a small town on the ...

Kazakh writer-director Emir Baigazin's poetic drama of a marginalized teenage boy has the distinction of being the only first feature selected for Berlin's official competition. By David Rooney Chief ...

Emir Bagazin's directorial debut also won a Silver Bear at the Berlinale in February for best cinematography. By Nick Holdsworth Harmony Lessons Still - H 2013 The award at the event, dedicated to ...

Aslan is a 13-year-old loner who lives with his grandmother on a farm somewhere on the steppes of Kazakhstan. When he goes to school, he becomes the victim of bullying by the local thug Bolat. Shy and ...