Known for Acting
Legends spoke for centuries about the Zheztyrnaks — mythical creatures with long claws, inhuman strength, and a thirst for human blood. No one believes in them anymore... but they still live among us." Miras is an ordinary guy from Almaty who unexpectedly catches the eye of Aina — a beautiful, successful woman from a wealthy family. His parents are overjoyed with their son’s fortunate match and can’t wait to connect with Aina’s influential relatives. But behind the doors of their luxurious mansion, secrets are waiting — secrets that could shatter everything Miras thought he knew about love, family, and the creatures of legend.
Six touching stories in the city of dreams, hope and love.
Shokan, an unemployed bachelor, lives in a communal apartment with his mother, sister and brother. He wants to fulfill his father's dream of buying a house for the whole family, but he can't save up enough money. Having learned that a construction company is donating apartments to people with disabilities, Shokan pretends to be blind - and finds himself in a whirlpool of criminal showdowns and troubles.
A story about the harsh times during colonization and famine of the 1930’s. The main character, gravedigger Isatai, played by Yerkebulan Dairov, will find himself faced by a hard choice that will predetermine the fate of his village.
Waldemar moved to Berlin a long time ago. He no longer imagines life in another country, although he knows that his roots lead to the Kazakhs. His father abandoned him, his only son, when he was still very young. The young man does not even know his name, but the information about the lost relative reminded him of himself. The guy decided to meet with Junus, who, according to the letter, was near death. The man decided to transfer all the modest inheritance to his offspring, whom he had not seen for almost thirty years. Valdemar Zhunusovich sets off, not knowing where the road will take him this time.
The unsuccessful screenwriter and director Kanat Kozhanov, who is just starting to build his career, encounters a gang. The criminals are hiding from a lieutenant colonel from the department that fights against organized crime, so they have to make a movie of the main character and play the leading roles in it. The main goal of the bandits is to escape from prosecution, find the diamond and remove witnesses.
Two boys remain orphans in a difficult time of famine and repression. Meeting friends in a few years will be unexpected for both. This is a myth about the price that a person had to pay to survive during the military dictatorship.
A team of "black diggers" goes in search of a golden statue hidden deep in the mountains. The guys are joined by a local gamekeeper, who promises to show them the way to the treasure. However, the further the characters advance, the more terrible things happen.
After audacious robbery the crew makes a stop at roadside cafe with unwanted crowd.
Once upon in a time in Taraz, a bunch of friends goes to night club and find themselves in a tricky situation after conflict with son of local mobster.
A young woman, Aliya, catches the lustful eyes of several powerful men and is thrust against her will into a vast criminal ocean. As passion, violence, and turmoil swirl around her, she finds herself on the brink of death, and only her true love can rescue her.
During a medical examination, 13-year-old Aslan is humiliated in front of a load of his fellow pupils. The incident unleashes his latent personality disorder. Plagued by self-doubt, he strives for cleanliness and perfection and is obsessed with trying to control everything around him. His compulsion draws Aslan, who lives with his grandmother in a village in Kazakhstan, into increasingly difficult situations. He abhors the way most of his fellow pupils are held in the sway of a criminal scheme, in which Bolat, one of Aslan’s tormentors, is also involved. Bolat blackmails the younger children into paying him protection money; he has nothing but contempt for ostracised Aslan.
