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'''''Mari Cried''''', released internationally under various titles including '''''Mari Hreudhti''''' and '''''Mali Bakade''''' (in Sunteria and the Ukilen Union respectively, ''Mari Cried''), '''''Tsulagan (Tzuai Enake Ga)''''' (in Azkali, ''Untitled (This Is Us)''), '''''Mari Ecanst''''' (in Loremesia, ''Mari Sung''), and '''''Mariu Lameliem''''' (in the Athi States, ''Mari's Tears'')'','' is a 1997 Sunterian-Azkali epic psychological drama and horror film directed and written by Kae Tsai based off of a screenplay by Derme Grendren. It is a partial adaptation and self described "brother" of the unpublished 1983 play ''Adare Laisatinara Kauke'' (We Come Together) by Azkali playwright and novellist Pagi Notsekutzi. Often referred to as the greatest film of all time, ''Mari Cried'' is regarded as a landmark release in cinema and is cited as the first widescale piece of media to address and revolve around the Azkali Genocide and the Smoldering of Azkali. The film is often regarded as one of the most graphic and disturbing films released, and was initially controversial for several scenes depicting murder, bodily mutilation, and sexual assault.
'''''Mari Cried''''', released internationally under various titles including '''''Mari Hreudhest''''' and '''''Mali Bakade''''' (in Sunteria and the Ukilen Union respectively, ''Mari Cried''), '''''Tsulagan (Tzuai Enake Ga)''''' (in Azkali, ''Untitled (This Is Us)''), '''''Mari Ecanst''''' (in Loremesia, ''Mari Sung''), and '''''Mariu Lameliem''''' (in the Athi States, ''Mari's Tears'')'','' is a 1997 Sunterian-Azkali epic psychological drama, action, and horror film directed and written by Kae Tsai based off of a screenplay by Derme Grendren. It is a partial adaptation and self described "brother" of the unpublished 1983 play ''Adare Laisatinara Kauke'' (We Come Together) by Azkali playwright and novellist Pagi Notsekutzi. Often referred to as the greatest film of all time, ''Mari Cried'' is regarded as a landmark release in cinema and is cited as the first widescale piece of media to address and revolve around the Azkali Genocide and the Smoldering of Azkali. The film is often regarded as one of the most graphic and disturbing films ever released, and was initially controversial for several scenes depicting murder, bodily mutilation, and sexual assault.


''Mari Cried'' chronicles the fracturing and dissolution of a family following the invasion of Azkali by Ukilen Union in 1979. The film primarily follows Tzali Eutasi and Iekago Naikañi, a teenage couple, and the rest of the Eutasi family, as they live in the town of Sutarai in Northern Azkali. As the 1st Bapho-Azkali War begins, Tzali, Iekago, and the Eutasi family flees Sutarai and arrives in Chekearoa and survives the Battle of Chekearoa. The family flees south towards Otzeipao and towards Moru to flee behind Baphian military lines on Athi refugee convoys to the Athi States, forming a party consisting of the family and others. The party is destroyed off one-by-one in encounters with Baphian infantry, eventually leaving Tzali, Iekago, and a young girl named Ausuko, as the only survivors. At the end of the film, Tzali, Iekago, and Ausuko are seperated in an ambush by Azkali partisans: Tzali is discovered by Baphian infantry and murdered in a mass shooting in the suburbs of Moru, being buried in a mass grave; Iekago is captured by Baphian slavers and taken to the Bartsinan Quarry, being executed in 1989; Ausuko is able to flee Moru on an Athi convoy ship, but dies of plague shortly thereafter in the ship.
''Mari Cried'' chronicles the fracturing and dissolution of a family following the invasion of Azkali by Ukilen Union in 1979. The film primarily follows Tzali Eutasi and Iekago Naikañi, a teenage couple, and the rest of the Eutasi family, as they live in the town of Sutarai in Northern Azkali. As the 1st Bapho-Azkali War begins, Tzali, Iekago, and the Eutasi family flees Sutarai and arrives in Chekearoa and survives the Battle of Chekearoa. The family flees south towards Otzeipao and towards Moru to flee behind Baphian military lines on Athi refugee convoys to the Athi States, forming a party consisting of the family and others. The party is picked off one-by-one in encounters with Baphian infantry, eventually leaving Tzali, Iekago, and a young girl named Ausuko, as the only survivors. At the end of the film, Tzali, Iekago, and Ausuko are seperated in an ambush by Azkali partisans: Tzali is discovered by Baphian infantry and murdered in a mass shooting in the suburbs of Moru, being buried in a mass grave; Iekago is captured by Baphian slavers and taken to the Bartsinan Quarry, being executed in 1989; Ausuko is able to flee Moru on an Athi convoy ship, but dies of plague shortly thereafter in the ship.


Tsai began writing the script in 1991 and had secured the project with Angueiheiontes Pictures by 1992. Filiming was held in Kalilonde and the Southwestern Territory of Sunteria. The film at times utilized a small and tight-knit crew and cast, allowing for many takes to be taken, often to the point of exhaustion for many of the actors and crew. Filming began in 1993 and was concluded by 1995.
Tsai began writing the script in 1991 and had secured the project with Angueiheiontes Pictures by 1992. Filiming was held in Kalilonde and the Southwestern Territory of Sunteria. The film at times utilized a small and tight-knit crew and cast, allowing for many takes to be taken, often to the point of exhaustion for many of the actors and crew. Filming began in 1993 and was concluded by 1995.
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''Mari Cried'' was released internationally by Angueiheiontes Pictures on May 5, 1997. Several variations for theatres across the world were created, with many shortening the film due to the original cut's runtime of 284 minutes. Initially, many theatres censored and refused to show the film due to the film's depiction of the Azkali genocide, including numeroous graphic scenes of mass murder and sexual violence. Angueiheiontes Pictures refused to release a censored or cut version in Sunteria and Loremesia, however a censored version was allowed to show in other countries worldwide.
''Mari Cried'' was released internationally by Angueiheiontes Pictures on May 5, 1997. Several variations for theatres across the world were created, with many shortening the film due to the original cut's runtime of 284 minutes. Initially, many theatres censored and refused to show the film due to the film's depiction of the Azkali genocide, including numeroous graphic scenes of mass murder and sexual violence. Angueiheiontes Pictures refused to release a censored or cut version in Sunteria and Loremesia, however a censored version was allowed to show in other countries worldwide.


''Mari Cried'' received universal acclaim by critics. The graphic portrayal of the Azkali genocide, story, and soundtrack was lauded by critics. The film won a record 16 awards at the Sunterian Film Congress, and is the most recent film to win all of the "Big Seven" categories: Film of the Year, Best Director, Best Writing, Best Acting, Best Score, Best Actor, and Best Actress. It is the longest film to win an award from the Sunterian Film Congress and remains the only horror film to win the Film of the Year award. The film grossed 1.61 billion duidtios in Sunteria, 354.62 billion pitaca in Loremesia, and 52.65 billion iksisuthutse in Rathari, making it the highest-grossing film of all time, a record which the films still holds. The revenue from the film was donated in its entirety to the Azkali International Foundation to be used to contribute to the Reformation of Azkali along with Azkali refugee work. ''Mari Cried'' was Tsai's feature film directorial debut, and is regarded as the greatest debut feature film of all time.
''Mari Cried'' received universal acclaim by critics. The graphic portrayal of the Azkali genocide, story, and soundtrack was lauded by critics. The film won a record 16 awards at the Sunterian Film Congress, and is the most recent film to win all of the "Big Seven" categories: Film of the Year, Best Director, Best Writing, Best Acting, Best Score, Best Actor, and Best Actress. It is the longest film to win an award from the Sunterian Film Congress and remains the only horror film to win the Film of the Year award. The film grossed 1.61 billion duidtios in Sunteria, 354.62 billion pitaca in Loremesia, and 52.65 billion iksisuthutse in Rathari, making it the highest-grossing film of all time, a record which the films still holds. The revenue from the film was donated in its entirety to the Azkali International Foundation to be used to contribute to the Reformation of Azkali along with Azkali refugee work. ''Mari Cried'' was Tsai's only feature film, and the film is commonly regarded as the greatest debut feature film of all time.
 
== Plot ==
The film opens on February 12, 1979 (Angapizkea 12, 1979), on the Tetzuñaga holiday, where Tzali and Iekago, a teenage couple living in Sutarai, a small town on the Chekearoa-Turku highway north of Chekearoa. The two participate in a small Turruist religious ceremony in town, where the aging priest delivers a sermon on the Turruist concept of ''tasiaki''. One week passes, and Tzali celebrates his 16th birthday with his family alongside Iekago, and the family offers for the homeless and orphaned Iekago to move in permanantly to their house, which she accepts. On the news, a reporter delivers a news report on the escalation of the ongoing constitutional crisis and the beginning of the Azkali Civil War.
 
Tzali and Iekago exit the Sutarai school on May 18 (Ngezeiazua 28), the school year ending, and eat at a restaurant with their family. That night, Iekago goes to Tzali's room, but they are caught by Pioriko and brought to the living room, where instead of being disciplined, the entire Eutasi family has assembled to watch the news of the 1st Bapho-Azkali war beginning. The next day, the family packs their things and leaves Sutarai along with hundreds of others of the towns residents. That evening, the convoy of refugees is caught by Baphian troops and is attacked. Most of the convoy is killed, and Eña is killed in the chaos, but the family is able to escape.
 
The Eutasi family arrives in Chekearoa, where they are stopped when attempting to pass through the city by the local municipal government, and they are housed in large open air refugee camps along the city's main boulevard for several weeks. The Battle of Chekearoa begins on July 3 and the city is captured on July 5, but the refugees are spared. On the night of the 6th, the city revolts and is taken by the Azkali military later on the morning of the 7th, and the city endures a long and drawn out siege. The family is able to slip out of the city during a lull in the fighting, but Katakani is shot and killed in the crossfire.
 
The Eutasi family drives south towards Otzeipao, but ends up caught behind Baphian lines. The family is stopped by a Baphian military squad in the East-Central town of Heiki on August 20 (Satseoko 13) and is fired upon by them: Tzali's Aitzakoa and Saukak are killed, but Pioriko is able to escape, leaving him, Tzali, and Iekago as the only survivors. As they continue their trek to Otzeipao, they happen across several passing refugees — Ari Hekigaz, Sutari, Euzi, Leikun, and Dautzathi — and form a party while deciding to flee to Moru to escape to the Athi States. In Apatzio, 20 miles north of Otzeipao, the group is caught in an ambush by Baphian troops, wherein Pioriko, Ari, and Sutari are killed. Euzi is dragged off by several troops, sexually assaulted, and killed. Tzali, Iekago, Leikun, and Dautzathi are able to escape and arrive in the suburbs of Otzeipao on October 4 (Karomiko 21). During the night, Dautzathi commits suicide by jumping off of a residential building. The next morning, the Otzeipao Offensive begins, and Tzali, Iekago, and Leikun flee Otzeipao, moving south towards Moru.
 
The group stop at a roadside shrine to Mari inbetween Otzeipao and Moru to rest and pray in late December (Ethingiatz). The shrine priest discovers and shoots at the group, believing them to be bandits, but stops and invites them into his house to rest. The group stays for several months before leaving in mid February 1980 (Angapizkea). As they continue to move towards Moru, they begin to notice signs of the Azkali plague beginning to develop; they find and pick up Korru, but begins to show signs of disease. Korru collapses along the side of the road and the group leaves him to die.
 
== Cast ==
 
* Aki Hautzagi as '''Tzali Eutasi''': a 16 year old teenage boy living in Sutarai, Azkali, with his family and girlfriend.
* Aitzakoa Herse as '''Iekago Naikañi''': a 15 year old Azkalo-Baphian orphan girl living in Sutarai, Azkali with his boyfriend.
* Usuni Hautzagi as '''Tsaikuo Ari''': an old Turruist priest living in town.
* Mariko Sehe as '''Aitzakoa Eutasi''': the mother of Tzali, a 40 year old librarian and schoolteacher.
* Pioriko Sehe as '''Pioriko Sernukeo-Eutasi''': the father of Tzali, a 43 year old Ueksperkali carpenter.
* Katakani Peiderezek as '''Katakani Eutasi''': Aitzakoa's brother and Tzali's uncle, a 35 year old and owner of the Sutarai General Store.
* Unknown as '''Saukak Eutasi''': Aitzakoa's sister and Tzali's aunt, a 30 year old grocery store worker and musician.
* Oko Loukuru as '''Eña Eutasi''': the 96 great-grandmother of Aitzakoa, Katakani, and Saukak, the matriarch of the Eutasi family.
* Bawe Tagajen as '''Bawe Otsu''': a 14 year old student and best friend to Tzali.
* Unknown as '''Amara Egochigo''': a newsreporter whom first reports on the start of the Azkali Civil War and 1st Bapho-Azkali War.
* Eliko Rapaeki as '''Ari Hekigaz''': a 23 year old college student studying music education whom the Eutasi family encounters and goes along with as they flee Sutarai.
* Bejesu Gowefan as '''Solider 1''': a Baphian solider who shoots and kills Katakani.
* Abari Güffan as '''Solider 2''': a Yamahati solider who shoots and kills Aitzakoa and Saukak.
* Ari Cheikazi as '''Sutari''': a 30 year old gas station worker whom the Eutasi family encounters and goes along with as they flee Sutarai.
* Eña Rapaeki as '''Euzi''': a 26 year old dancer and college student whom the Eutasi family encounters and goes along with as they flee Sutarai.
* Leikun Atzan as '''Leikun''': a 56 year old construction worker whom the Eutasi family encounters and goes along with as they flee Sutarai.
* Korru Setzeko as '''Dautzathi''': a 18 year old student and musician whom the Eutasi family encounters and goes along with as they flee Sutarai.
* Unknown as '''Nguudawa''': an elderly Hngatili-Azkali Turruist priest.
* Unknown as '''Korru''': a 26 year old man who dies of the Azkali plague.
* Sakan Eutze as '''Ausuko Nakamura''': an eight year old girl from Euhegiñan, north of Moru, of which Tzali and Iekago encounter and adopts.