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Lost in Karastan
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Wikipedia article
'Lost in Karastan' is a 2014 black comedy film directed by Ben Hopkins.
Plot
Lost in Karastan is a gentle black comedy about a confused British director, Emil, who is hired to direct a production in the Caucasus region. The country, Autonomous Republic of Karastan, is led by an eccentric corrupt but benign dictator. There Emil embarks on one of the wildest journeys of his already diverse career.
Cast
* Matthew Macfadyen as Emil Forester
* MyAnna Buring as Chulpan
* Noah Taylor as Xan Butler
* Ali Cook as Daniel
* mit nal as Saro
* Richard Van Weyden as President Abashiliev
* Vedat Erincin as Mountain Man
* Mara Fernndez Ache as Marian
* Amiran Katchibaia as Agdur
* Leo Antadze as Igor
* Lasha Ramishvili as Ruslan
* Dato Velijanashvili as Shadow
Release
Lost in Karastan premiered in the UK as the opening film of the London Comedy Film Festival (LOCO) on 22 January 2015.
Awards
At Filmfest Hamburg, the film won the 'Hamburg Producers Awards' for the best 'European Cinema Co-production' and 'German-European Cinematic Production', presented to Daniel Zuta and Vladimer Katcharava.
Ben Hopkins was nominated for the 'Grand Prix des Amriques' award at the Montral World Film Festival in 2014.
References
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