Paris Song

Paris Song

90 mins | Drama, History | April 5, 2018

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.

Paris Song

90 mins | Drama, History | April 5, 2018

Paris Song
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.
Producers Forma Pro Films, АО Казахфильм им. Ш.Айманова
Original title Paris Song
Directors Jeff Vespa
Writers Benjamin A. Van Der Veen

Cast

Sanjar Madi

as Amre Kashaubayev

Erkebulan Dairov

as Mustafa Shokay

Abbie Cornish

as Lee Abbott

Ben Aldridge

as George Gershwin

Christian Hillborg

as Felix Tashinsky

Tom J. Benedict

as Irving Berlin (as Toms Liepājnieks)

Philip Brodie

as Leonid Sobinov