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{{Infobox film
| name           = Shiza
| image          =
| caption        = ''Shiza'' film poster
| writer         = [[Sergei Bodrov]],<br>[[Gulshat Omarova]]
| starring       = [[Oldzhas Nusupbayev]],<br>[[Olga Landina]]
| director       = [[Gulshat Omarova]]
| producer       = Sergei Azimov, [[Sergei Bodrov]], Sergei Selyanov 
| distributor    = [[Picture This! Entertainment|Picture This!]] (USA)
| released       = May 21, 2004
| runtime        = 86 minutes
| language       = Russian
| country        = [[Kazakhstan]]
| budget         =
}}
'''''Shiza''''' a.k.a. '''''Schizo''''' ({{lang-kk|Шиzа}}; {{lang-ru|Шиза}}) is a [[2004 in film|2004]] Russian language film directed by [[Gulshat Omarova]]. The film was in the official selection from [[Kazakhstan]] for the [[77th Academy Awards|77th]] [[Academy Awards]]. It was also screened in the [[Un Certain Regard]] section at the [[2004 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4201574/year/2004.html |title=Festival de Cannes:Shiza |accessdate=2009-12-03|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
*[[Tagline]]: ''In fights without rules, there is no rule that says: "Until first blood!"''

Fifteen-year-old Mustafa ([[Olzhas Nusupbayev]]) &mdash; nicknamed "Shiza" for his weird behaviour in school &mdash; has no money, power or a girlfriend in his young life. Working for his mother’s boyfriend, Shiza scouts for fighters for the illegal, underground circuit of bare-knuckle fist-fighting.

However, his life changes forever when a young fighter is accidentally and mortally wounded in the ring. Before dying, the fighter asks Shiza to deliver his prize money to his wife Zinka ([[Olga Landina]]). Shiza takes the money to the now-widowed woman as promised. Upon meeting, Shiza falls in love with her. Suddenly, he finds direction as he is compelled to support and protect his new love no matter what the cost.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{imdb title|id=0406216|title=Shiza}}
*{{ru icon}} [http://www.ctb.ru/base/films?oid=54 ''Shiza'' at Ctb.ru]
* [http://rusact.com/?movietrailer&mid=1079 Trailer] and [http://rusact.com/?moviepictures&mid=1079 Screenshots]

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