Taraz

When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision to give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter.

Runtime

2h 4m

Director

Wolfgang Petersen

Cast

Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close

Living in Almaty, Kazakhstan, a young man is preparing to become a bus conductor. One day, in between wandering the city streets and going to the movies, he makes the acquaintance of a female student.

Runtime

1h 12m

Director

Darezhan Omirbayev

Cast

Kairat Mahmetov, Indira Jeksembaeva, Baljan Bisembekova

Two brothers and their little sister are thrown out of their flat because they haven't paid the rent. The orphans pack up their few possessions and go out to the country, where the family owns a small plot of land. The children set up camp, knowing they have to fend for themselves. But this solution is insecure, too: they are told, in ...

Runtime

1h 7m

Director

Adilkhan Yerzhanov

Cast

Rauf Khabibullin, Aliya Zainalova, Baglan Matenov

A Kazakh spy thriller: In 1921, at the height of the civil war, a Soviet officer is assigned to kill the ataman Dutov, a White collaborator. In order to get close to the ataman he infiltrates his gang.

Runtime

2h 26m

Director

Shaken Aimanov

Cast

Asanali Ashimov, Viktor Avdyushko, Gennadi Yudin

In 1916, a new Russian governor is sent to the Kazakhstan steppes by the Tsar and tries to impose mandatory military service upon the native Kazakhs. A popular uprising begins against the Tsarist empire. A Kazakh hero, Amangeldy Imanov, leads the revolt and allies with the Bolsheviks against the Kazakh clans loyal to the Tsar.

Runtime

1h 24m

Director

Moisei Levin

Cast

Yeleubai Umurzakov, Shara Zhiyenkulova