Synopsis
Dyed hair, earrings, bright clothes – this image is very different from masculinity standards in Kazakhstan. And that is exactly what main characters of the documentary film Face the music / in Kazakhstan look like.
Many would not find anything unusual in the appearance of the members of music band Ninety One, but their popularity among Kazakh-speaking teenagers ignited anger of a sector of the society, leading to street protests, concerts cancellation and pressure from the government. The emergence of Ninety One has opened a whole layer of social and cultural conflicts within Kazakhstani society – contradictions between urban and rural culture, between traditionalism and globalization, between the vertical power system and personal liberty.
Many would not find anything unusual in the appearance of the members of music band Ninety One, but their popularity among Kazakh-speaking teenagers ignited anger of a sector of the society, leading to street protests, concerts cancellation and pressure from the government. The emergence of Ninety One has opened a whole layer of social and cultural conflicts within Kazakhstani society – contradictions between urban and rural culture, between traditionalism and globalization, between the vertical power system and personal liberty.
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