Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

Harmony Lessons

Play trailer Poster for Harmony Lessons 2013 1h 55m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 2 Reviews 65% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Aslan (Timur Aidarbekov), a 13-year-old student, plans his revenge against the head bully in his school.

Critics Reviews

View All (2) Critics Reviews
Kristin Tillotson Minneapolis Star Tribune Baigazin's pacing, restraint and eye for depicting both internal and geographic desolation add up to a transfixing tragedy. Rated: 3.5/4 Mar 31, 2014 Full Review Jordan Hoffman Film.com For those who look for films where each shot comes loaded with a clearly defined aesthetic, this is a movie for you. Rated: 8.5/10 Apr 24, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (2) audience reviews
Audience Member A quiet, nerdy teenage boy from a small Kazakhstani village is bullied by an older boy and his gang who has criminal connections. He deliberately plans an elaborate revenge. Now, there have been a lot of films about school bullying. I think this would end up ranking as one of the very best. Deliberately paced but never boring. Beautifully photographed too and features very natural, first-time actors. The film gets darker and darker and troubling. The ending is particularly haunting though it may piss off a few people. I would highly recommend keeping an eye out for this one. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Acclaimed Berlinale Golden Bear award winning debut Harmony Lessons makes it's way to the CPH PIX Film Festival. A terse, gruelling Darwinian drama, and just about the best film I've seen so far this year. Read the full review at The Frame Loop: http://theframeloop.com/2013/04/20/film-review-harmony-lessons-berlinale-cphpix/ Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
Harmony Lessons

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All Cast and Crew

Emir Baigazin

Director

Timur Aidarbekov

Aslan

Aslan Anarbayev

Bolat

Mukhtar Andassov

Mirsain

Anelya Adilbekova

Akzhan

Omar Adilov

Mad
View All Harmony Lessons photos

Harmony Lessons

Harmony Lessons (2013) Harmony Lessons (2013) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Aslan (Timur Aidarbekov), a 13-year-old student, plans his revenge against the head bully in his school.
Director
Emir Baigazin
Producer
Guillaume de Seille, Benny Drechsel, Rebekka Garrido, Anna Katchko
Screenwriter
Emir Baigazin
Production Co
Rohfilm, Kazakhfilm Studios
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Russian
Runtime
1h 55m