在这部罪与罚剧情片中,哈萨克版的《罪与罚》，杜斯妥也夫斯基笔下的法律学生换成了在大学修读哲学的Ali，在充满罪恶的世界里经历道德挣扎。上课学了达文的《适者生存》，Ali竟然视抢劫为《物竞天泽》的社会实践！谋财加上无意中害命之後，Ali用不义之财帮助潦倒诗人的家庭，并认识了诗人的失聪女儿Saniya。导演奥米巴夫在戏中夫子自道，教授电影制作，被实习记者一语道破他根本不了解时下年轻人，两代对社会认知的落差犹如主题贯串全片。导演曾以《Killer》赢得康城《一种注目》奖项，今年则凭此片入围。
A solitary philosophy student steers his directionless life toward a violent crime, spurred on by a post-Soviet order characterized by growing inequality, institutional corruption and a ruthless ethic. Inspired by Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. Official selection of the prestigious Global Lens Collection presented by the Global Film Initiative. (Kazakhstan: Kazakh & Russian w. English subs.)
