{
  "id": 8711390,
  "title": "Kazakhstan’s ‘Mugalim’ From Director Ayana Nurdinova World Premieres in the New Directors Section of San Sebastián",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/kazakhstans-mugalim-from-director-ayana-nurdinova-world-premieres-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T14:56:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/kazakhstan-mugalim-ayana-nurdinova-premiere-san-sebastian-1236866627/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kazakhstani film “Mugalim” (“Múğalim”) had its world premiere at the San Sebastián Film Festival as part of the New Directors section on Sept. 20. Co-written and directed by Ayana Nurdinova, the film tells the story of a music teacher from the small town of Balkhash who dreams of moving to the big city to perform […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}