Movies: Bolat Kalymbetov

A harsh, sometimes poignantly lyrical narrative about everyday and sometimes hopeless life in the Kazakh provincial hinterland....

A restless schoolboy Aituar finds a mysterious old sword on the outskirts of the village. The boy has no idea what an incredible adventure this find will turn out for him....

A young miner Ahan is fond of photo hunting. During one of the trips to the mountains, he photographed poachers at the crime scene. Despite threats and blackmail, Ahan exposes the criminals......

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To speed up Japan's entry into the war against the USSR, Hitler sent his emissary to Tokyo. The route of his plane lay through the territory of Kazakhstan, where refueling was to take place. This operation was codenamed "Panther"....

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 Man of great talent. Misunderstood and censored genius. Loving caring father. Lonely fighter for freedom. Eagle of High Mountains. Lucky, but Ill-fated Poet, whom we never knew. Mukagali Makataev became recognized only after his death in 1976. Nowa...

A gripping coming-of-age film that follows a group of teenagers as they navigate the challenges of growing up and chasing their dreams in a tough world. As they navigate the complexities of adolescence, the boys find themselves confronted with a vari...

The film is dedicated to the life of a modern village, raises current problems of agriculture....

The writer Bektas-agha, arriving in his native village, remembers his childhood: his mother died early, his careless father, who married the beautiful Kulimbala, the teacher Sagatbai. It was a time of collectivization. Bai and his henchmen, playing o...

Two friends Kulzha and Akberdy grew up in the same village. Kurzha's father, the valiant Kazakh batyr Kangerey, was captured by the Dzungars. When Kulzha and Akberdy grew up, they decided to find Kangerey and save the Steppe from the hated Dzungars....

After graduating from school, Zholaman comes to the Mangyshlak peninsula and becomes an oil worker. Viewers will learn about how he grows up and matures, about his friends and his first youthful love…...

The first post-revolutionary years in Kazakhstan, the period of formation of Soviet power. More than once, the bandits tried to deal with the singer of the people, the poet Erken, but could not silence him. It seemed that the earth itself kept him sa...