Shiza

"A teen involved in the world of underground boxing vows to take care of a dead fighter's family."

May 4 2005 N/A 1h 26m
Crime, Drama, Romance

Fifteen year old Mustafa has a nickname Schizo. He is hired by his mother’s boyfriend to find fighters for illegal fistfights. His life is changed forever when a young man mortally beaten in one of the fights asks Schizo to deliver his prize money to his girlfriend and young son. Schizo takes the money to the woman as promised and falls in love with her. Now he knows for whom he has to make money, no matter what the cost. In fistfights there are no rules… until blood is spilled!

Plot

Shiza is the nickname of a 15-year-old boy. Money, power, and women - he has none of these, yet, in his young life. But, he does have the illegal, underground circuit of bare-knuckle fist-fighting, where he is able to eke out a living by scouting for fighters. When a man is accidentally killed in the ring, though, his life is changed forever. He decides that he should return the dead man's money to his widow and child. But, after he meets the woman, Shiza understands that he has real feelings of love for her. Now, he knows for whom he must earn money, no matter what the cost...

Written by

Sergei Bodrov, Gulshat Omarova

Directed by

Gulshat Omarova

Cast

Oldzhas Nusupbayev, Olga Landina, Eduard Tabishev

Crew

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Production Countries

France, Germany, Kazakhstan, Russia

Production Companies

Les Petites Lumieres, Kinofabrika, CTB Film Company, Kazakhfilm Studios

Languages

Awards

4 wins & 6 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,071
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
64
Popularity
NA