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Paris Song

Paris Song

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 5, 2018

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Drama, History

User Score

100%

Original Title

Әміре

Production Companies

Forma Pro Films, Kazakhfilm Studios

Director

Jeff Vespa

Description

Based on a true story, a small-town Kazakh singer, Amre Kashaubayev, journeys to Paris to compete in an international singing competition at the 1925 Paris Expo. He meets American songwriter George Gershwin forming a beautiful and unlikely friendship. While Amre’s talent for singing opens up an exciting new world outside Kazakhstan, he is forced to choose between following his singing career and remaining loyal to his home country.