Famous people of Kazakhstan эссе

On 25 june, 1961 a baby boy was born in city-Guryev. His parents called him Timur. Timur Bekmambetov became one of the most famous Kazakhs in the film industry.

He moved to Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 1982 ant studied art and film. He wrote and directed his first film in 1992. This was "Pesharvarskiy Vals" it's about Soviet War in Afganistan.

The Russian Film Academy named him "best young director"in 1997.

He became his films "Day Watch"and"Night Watch". He moved to Hollywood in 2005. He directed film "Wanted"with Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman.

Now he lives in Kazakhstan and makes his films in russian and english.