Based upon a short story by Leo Tolstoy, two Russian soldiers, Sacha and Vania Read More »
Tag Archives: Kazakhstan
Kelin (2009) Ermek Tursynov, Gulsharat Zhubyeva, Turakhan Sadykova, Erzhan Nurymbet
A woman is led by her family to her new husband’s home, to live with, presumably Read More »
The Owners AKA Ukkili kamshat (2014) Adilkhan Yerzhanov, Yerbolat Yerzhan, Aidyn Sakhaman, Aliya Zainalova
25 year-old John, his teenage brother Erbol, and their sickly 12 year-old sister Aliya Read More »
Cardiogram AKA Kardiogramma (1995) Darezhan Omirbayev, Baurzhan Akhmetov, Zhasulan Asauov, Asil Badayev
Jasulan suffers from heart disease. To treat him, his mother took him to Alma-Ata Read More »
The Road AKA Jol (2001) Darezhan Omirbayev, Jamshed Usmonov, Saule Toktybayeva, Alnur Turgambayeva
A filmmaker, Kobessov, awakens from an anxiety nightmare: during the preview of his newest film Read More »
Ayka (2018) Sergei Dvortsevoy, Samal Yeslyamova, Zhipara Abdilaeva, Sergey Mazur
A poor migrant woman in Moscow struggles with her life. Read More »
Kairat (1992) Darezhan Omirbayev, Samat Beysenbin, Baljan Bisembekova, Indira Jeksembaeva
Living in Almaty, Kazakhstan, a young man is preparing to become a bus conductor. Read More »
The Fall of Otrar (1991) Ardak Amirkulov, Dokhdurbek Kydyraliyev, Tungyshpai Zhamankulov, Bolot Beyshenaliev
This historical epic charts political intrigue among the Kipchaks Read More »
Köshpendiler / Nomad: The Warrior (2005) Sergey Bodrov, Ivan Passer, Kuno Becker, Jason Scott Lee, Jay Hernandez
Rebirth of a nation. Not since Genghis Khan has anyone united the Kazakh tribes. Jungar tribesmen of Mongolia rule Kazakh land, but a prophecy has it that a descendant of Genghis will unite his people. Oraz the Wise travels the land looking for the child who will fulfill the prophecy. He finds that infant and protects him from the warriors of Galdan, the Jungar king. Oraz recruits one lad from each Kazakh tribe and teaches them the art of war, loyalty, and camaraderie. Two are the best: Mansur and Erali. They are like brothers. Each must prove himself; both fall in love with the same young woman; both fall into enemy hands. At what cost does a prophecy come to pass?
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