Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Kazakhstan creates its own Game of Thrones to defy Putin and Borat

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/27/kazakhstan-game-of-thrones-putin-and-borat

The Kazakh-made TV series – called Kazakh Khanate – dramatizes the tumultuous events leading up to the creation of the first Kazakh state in 1465 amid the collapse of the Mongolian-ruled Golden Horde. (Photo: Kazakfilm)
After the release of the TV series, the filmmakers plan to release a feature film in multiple languages, including English, Turkish and Chinese. (Photo: Joanna Lillis)
Acclaimed Kazakh director Rustem Abdrashev (left) is making the 10-part historical epic. (Photo: Kazakfilm)
The series recounts how two leaders, Zhanibek and Kerey, broke away from an Uzbek-ruled kingdom to found an empire on the steppes of southern Kazakhstan. (Photo: Joanna Lillis)
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