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Zar

2024 · 11 min

A short, oppressive horror that lingers in quiet dread, making the ordinary feel deeply unsafe.

Directed by: Daler Murzagali
Genres: Horror
Starring: Asset Imangaliyev, Ayim Kulmeshan, Zhuldyz Yerbolat

Overview: A schoolgirl becomes the target of a sinister music teacher who uses dark magic to assault his victims from afar.

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Directed by: Daler Murzagali
Genres: Horror
Starring: Asset Imangaliyev, Ayim Kulmeshan, Zhuldyz Yerbolat

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
power
corruption
isolation
fate
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	8
Humour	0
Realism	5
Romance	0
Tension	8
Darkness	9
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Daler Murzagali
Written by: Daler Murzagali
Starring: Asset Imangaliyev, Ayim Kulmeshan, Zhuldyz Yerbolat
Music: Akhmet Baiseitov, Akylbai Dinmuhammed
Cinematography: Dias Kemelbay
Runtime: 11 min
Country: Kazakhstan
Languages: Kazakh

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