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Astana, Kazakhstan • 13 March 2023

Behind the scenes: Assistant Director Shares How Kazakh Neo-Noir Is Made

Mariya Issitova on working on Adilkhan Yerzhanov's films 'A Dark, Dark Man' and 'Goliath'

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Mariya Issitova
Mariya Issitova
Mariya Issitova
Mariya Issitova

The intermediary

Mariya Issitova
Mariya Issitova

I’m somewhat of a liaison between the producers and the creative team.

Memories from the set

Mariya Issitova on the set of "Goliath"
Mariya Issitova on the set of "Goliath"
Mariya Issitova on the set of "Goliath"
Mariya Issitova on the set of "Goliath"

We had some moments when we were filming “Assault”. We got to the set – we were filming in the winter, by the way – when all the snow was blown off the steppes. I hadn't seen anything like that before. We had been filming scenes with knee-high snow before; it was all gone.

Mariya Issitova on the set of "Assault"
Mariya Issitova on the set of "Assault"

Producer or director?

Mariya Issitova
Mariya Issitova
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Almaty
Kazakh films
Filmmaking
Adilkhan Yerzhanov