Tamara is searching for her missing son in a small town consumed by riots and violence. In a desperate attempt to get him back, she decides to offer a reward to an amoral former investigator whose methods prove to be sadistic. Determined, Tamara decides to complete the mission with the nihilistic detective, no matter what the cost.
This is the story of the life of the great queen of the steppe - legendary Tomiris. She is destined to become a skillful warrior, survive the loss of close people and unite the Scythian/Saka tribes under her authority.
When the Soviets impose new ways of collective farming and permanent settlements on a region of nomadic dwellers, young Ilyas is separated from his mother, Mariam. Through decades of war, mother and son persevere in their efforts to be reunited.
XV century. In the vast expanses of Eurasia, the descendants of Genghis Khan create their own state. The promised land of Kazakh Khanate is resisting its enemies..
Windy steppes of Kazakhstan. Starving people ravenously eat donkeys and their weaker comrades. Frantic, raw, gripping, and cannibalistic western inspired by testimonies of the historical Great Famine of the 1930s. Ruthless Jupar with her two boys Jolan and Boshay runs for survival to reach her childhood village with hopes to find living relatives. A mother with no tears to cry endures rains, sandstorms, feverish famine, poisoned crops, hungry vultures, rotten meat, and greedy betrayals. Jupar will have to steal, cut throats, and protect her and others’ children to witness fates worse than death.
Dastan can no longer stand the constant nagging of his highly pregnant wife and decides to run away for at least one day with his friends. The men go fishing, which would have gone smoothly, if not for a series of unforeseen events.
Asa, a young and cheerful dreamer, returns from his Russian naval service to his sister’s nomadic family on the desolate Hunger Steppe of central Asia, so that he can begin his own life as a shepherd. But before he can tend a flock of his own, Asa must first win the hand of the only eligible girl for miles—his mysterious neighbor, Tulpan.
Set in the 15th century, the story follows the formation of the Kazakh state after the death of Genghis Khan and the usurpation of power by one of Khan's descendants, leading the sultans Kerei and Janibek to resort to some nomadic tribes to remove the usurper, hoping for a better life and freedom.
Darkhan, a young scientist, returns home, where he has not been for seven years. His girlfriend Elena comes with him. The eldest member of the family - Darkhan's grandfather Sagat - invites his grandson and his girlfriend on a trip to their native places, lost in the infinity of the steppe. All three embark on a transformative meditative journey, confronting questions of acceptance along the way, exploring and testing the strength of their bonds.
A film about the feat of 17 soldiers of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (now the National Guard), who died on April 7, 1995 on the Tajik-Afghan border while protecting the external borders of the CIS.
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.
A universal story about the freedom of the human spirit and the struggle against slavery and despotism, about love, loss and betrayal. It is seen through the eyes of simple Kazakh kids and teenagers.
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.
Story of a man named Sayan, that had to live through harsh 1990s and make tough decisions.
Beibut is a young musician who is confidently moving towards his dream. Getting used to the role of a father, Beibut tries to find a balance between creativity and family life. Everything goes well until he meets Zhul, a dancer who falls in love with him.
The story of young accordionist who lives in a small post-war village on the south of Soviet Kazakhstan.
Newlyweds Aisulu and Timur buy their first apartment, which was previously home to another family, all of whom were murdered. It turns out the apartment is inhabited by an evil spirit, a shaytan, and soon, strange things begin to happen to Aisulu.
Orphaned by the brutal Soviet collectivization campaign of the 1930s, a young Kazakh boy takes to the mountains and lives amongst a pack of wolves.
A story of four childhood friends who mysteriously disappeared while camping in the rural mountains of Trans Ili Alatau. The following events were recorded on Sultan's videocamera, who was making his student thesis project on a local plant called the Asafoetida.
Single mother Madina teaches dance by day and works at a burlesque club by night. Fending off men’s advances, she raises a two-year-old daughter. Restrained imagery reflects her emotions.
In the center of the plot of the painting "Kara Shakyrak" is the fate of three brothers, each of whom chose his own life path. Senior Alisher - became a successful top manager, businessman. But his personal life cannot get on track in any way, which brings him a lot of problems. Daulet is the middle brother, a former athlete, now works as a coach. Meeting with a young singer Linda makes him look at life in a different way and understand that you can't stop there, you always need to move forward. Well, Madi's youngest brother, staying with his parents, became the manager of his father's farm. He passionately wants to free himself from the full control of his father and become the rightful master of his life. Each of them has their own families, respectively, and problems to be solved over the course of a hundred episodes.
What does it mean to be a daughter-in-law in a village in Kazakhstan? It means being a keeper of tradition, a housewife and a daughter to your new relatives. However, it will not be so easy for a girl from a big city to settle into her new place.
"VUZery" is the most popular comedy series in the history of Kazakh television. These are the adventures of students who came to the metropolis from different parts of the country. The good-natured fat man Baha, the cunning Southerner Tolik, a couple of local hooligans - Gaba and Ham, the handsome Zhandos – a full set of characters, everything is like in life.
The series tells about how difficult it is for villagers to get used to city life. And about how difficult it is sometimes for city residents to understand their aul relatives.
Three friends, Sergey Fedotov, Nurali Aslanbekov and Andrey Khomenko, Russian, Kazakh and Ukrainian, served and fought together in Afghanistan. After being injured in the hospital, all three of them took care of the same girl. Fate has divorced friends.
The series is based on the relationship of the five main characters — Zamira, Ainura, Madina, Nastya and Karina. The life of each of them develops differently, but they are united by the fact that they are friends, which means that in the rapid flow of days they will come to each other's aid, support each other in a difficult moment, despite the popular opinion that there is no female friendship.
Shalkar, a former Major Crimes investigator, has long been retired and is trying to forget himself with alcohol. Shalkar's routine is disrupted by a police officer who asks for help with the investigation. A maniac has appeared in the city, whose M.O. is similar to the killer Shalkar caught in the 1990s.
The main character is a modest, kind and a little strange girl Aisulu. Strange, because she had a fairly modest experience of communicating with people. Her parents are journalists and therefore constantly on business trips. The Grandmother, with whom Aisulu lives now, was engaged in the upbringing of the girl in their absence. Immediately after graduating from the university, Aisulu goes to get a job on a TV channel. After getting a job, but not as a journalist, as she dreamed, but as an assistant director, Aisulu faces reality and realizes that she knows nothing about TV production.
The action of the series revolves around a talented girl from an orphanage, who after watching the movie "Cocktail for a Star" realizes that she wants to become a star. Throughout the tape, the viewer will see the whole story of her difficult life, how she grew up, overcoming difficulties and encountering evil people, while always remaining kind and sincere with a loving heart.
A young surgeon named Nurzhan, who graduated with honors from a medical institute in Moscow. The parents of the newly-minted specialist are also doctors. Upon returning home to Almaty, he has the opportunity to get a job at prestigious clinics in the city. However, Nurzhan decides to work in the village.
Many years ago, on board a plane flying through the airspace of Kazakhstan, the wife of an influential Turkish oligarch gave birth to a girl. And the Kazakh doctor who delivered the baby had a one-year-old son. In a fit of feelings, the mothers decided to marry their children in the future… 25 years pass, and young people meet in Astana, where the business interests of Kazakh and Turkish builders intersect.
Under the pretext of illness, the girl's father forces her to promise to marry. But among potential suitors, the daughter makes a very unexpected choice…
After the death of his mother, Zaure learns about the existence of his father. In search of him, she comes from her native village to the city, where many trials await her, including the well-known confrontation with her stepmother.
The story is about the fate of a man who faced the most difficult trials and difficulties in life. Batyr is just finishing school, making plans for the future, dreaming of a happy life with his girlfriend. Overnight, his plans are ruined because of the murder, which the Batyr commits by accident.
The main character of the series is a successful son of rich parents. He graduated from a university in England and intends to open his own business in the near future. His chosen one was a simpleton from a poor family. The girl is not accustomed to luxury and has already managed to face betrayal in personal relationships. Will two completely different people be able to be together?..
The action of the series takes place in Almaty and the surrounding area of the city. Criminals of all stripes often hide in the huge human flow, and some of them are convinced that their atrocities will go unpunished. As a rule, these are the most sophisticated in methods, dodgy criminals, whose cases are shelved under the heading “unsolvable". But it is from this shelf that the cases of the Special Purpose Police Department are taken out. This department is just being formed and the heroes of the series will have to go through a thorny path of acquaintance and lapping with each other. They will deal exclusively with the most complicated, the most complicated cases.
I'm Beautiful was a Kazakh reality television show competition of non-professional aspiring models broadcast on Hit TV for a contract with the international model agency. Its first cycle premiered and finished in 2005. 18 girls competed with only 17 of them moving into the model house. After several weeks Saule Zhunusova made a voluntary exit of the show because she felt homesick and bullied by the other contestants. In a live show final the top four battled it out for the win with Altyn Bekanova triumphing over Zhanna Saryeva in the super final. Many of the show's alumni went on to represent Kazakhstan in several beauty peagants afterwards. For now there are no further plans to continue the show.
A family saga about ordinary residents of Alma-Ata in a difficult period of the 90s. Family stories echo the history of the country. The modest life of yesterday's state employees and luxury apartments of new Russians and Kazakhs. How to get used to a new life without losing humanity?
