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The Composer

The Composer

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 17, 2019

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

Drama, History

User Score

100%

Original Title

音乐家

Director

Xirzat Yahup

Description

The film follows the true life story of one of China's greatest composers, Xian Xinghai. The start of the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War against Nazi Germany in 1941 made it difficult for Xian to return to China. He was stranded in Almaty, suffering poverty and sickness. Kazakh composer Bakhitzhan Baykadamov then helped Xian, providing him with a home, despite not knowing his true identity since Xian was then using an alias. There Xian put down roots and composed some of his most famous works.