The Ferocious One (, also known as The Fierce One, Kazakh language: Көксерек / KökserekПрофессия-кинематографист: Высшие курсы сценаристов и режиссеров за 40 лет / П. Д. Волкова, А. Н. Герасимов, В. И. Суменова, Высшие курсы сценаристов и режиссеров (Москва). — М.: У-Фактория, 2004. — 740 с. — стр. 27 ) is a 1974 Soviet drama film directed by Tolomush Okeyev. It was selected as the Soviet entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 47th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Name of Kokserek Коксерек (Kokserek) or Көксерек (Kökserek) is a name given to strong, tough wolves."Көксерек", Sozdik - Kazakh to Russian Dictionary, Access date: 06 May 2022 - with "human check" The name is a combination of the Kazakh words "Көк" ("blue" color, metaphorically "sky") and "Серек" ("protruding" for ears, metaphorically "hearing well")."Серек", Slovaronline Dictionary, Access date: 06 May 2022
Plot The movie is adapted from a story named Kökserek of Kazakh author Mukhtar Auezov.Mukhtar Auezov's story “Kokserek”, Adabiportal, Aizhan Abilda, 04 May 2019
The film tells the story of friendship of a little boy who lives in the desert and a wolf cub. The boy named this wolf cub "Kokserek" (In Kazakh language it is pronounced exactly as "Kökserek".)
One day, Kurmash's uncle takes him hunting, where on the way they come across a she-wolf with cubs. His uncle kills five cubs, but the boy takes the last puppy home. So a wolf cub named Kokserek begins to live in the house. They play together and grow up together. They are friends without the knowledge that people and wolves are enemies. The child's heart does not accept the ruthlessness and cruelty of the adult world. When people want to kill the grown animal, the boy sets his friend free. The adult wolf became extremely feral when released into the wild.The Fierce One (1971), Allmovie ("Overview"), Access date: 06 May 2022 Many years later, they meet again.
There is also a Kyrgyz hard-dubbed version.
Festivals Locarno International Film Festival; 1974, Special Mention Chicago International Film Festival; 1975The Fierce One - Лютый ("Awards-Festivals"), MUBI, Access date: 08 May 2022
Cast Kambar Valiyev as Kurmash Suimenkul Chokmorov as Akhangul Aliman Zhankorozova as Grandma K. Satyev as Hassen N. Ikhtimbayev as Son of the Bey
Bibliography Yönetmenler-Filmler-Ülkeler - 2, Atilla Dorsay, Varlık Yayınları, 1988, P:234-236 - "Kurt Kanı" Евгений Данилович Сурков, Люди и волки (О худож. фильме «Лютый») // Искусство кино, № 5, 1974. — стр. 39—50
See also List of submissions to the 47th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Soviet submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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