The Stars Have Aligned

The Stars Have Aligned 2016

1

An English correspondent arrives in Astana to interview the named Leader of the Nation Nazarbayev. Nazarbayev is hosting an English guest. The interview turns into Nazarbayev's story about life, fate and the difficult path of gaining independence. The President introduces the writer to local customs, at the same time telling about the most difficult periods of his life, from his appointment in 1984 as chairman of the Council of Ministers to becoming President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 1991.

2016

I need you

I need you 2024

1

Bolekbay is an ordinary electrician living in a small Kazakh town. His life is a routine of work, with no room for special events or adventures. But everything changes when he is struck by lightning while on the job. Not only does he survive, but he also gains a superpower. Now, he is a human magnet, capable of moving metal objects with the power of his mind.

2024

The Legend of Tomiris

The Legend of Tomiris 2019

6.80

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.

2019

Qas

Qas 2022

7.00

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.

2022

Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf 2024

5.45

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.

2024

Goliath

Goliath 2022

1.00

The Kazakh village Karatas has long been subjugated by a criminal boss called Poshaev. He provides housing and jobs for the locals but will ruthlessly execute anyone who dares to oppose him. This is the lesson the pauper Arzu is about to learn first-hand—his wife Karina has informed the police about the crimes that are taking place there. Arzu is a cripple; now he must raise his little daughter alone. He is so helpless and grief-stricken that he doesn’t even seem to be contemplating revenge. Poshaev takes him under his wing and offers him the position of a guard at a building site. Soon Arzu has a chance to prove his loyalty, and he becomes Poshaev’s right hand. But where do Arzu’s real loyalties lie—with his boss or with the idea of justice?

2022

The Fall of Otrar

The Fall of Otrar 1991

6.70

A staggering historical epic about the intrigue and turmoil of the East Asian civilization of Otrar, before its systematic destruction at the hands of Genghis Khan.

1991

Kazakh Scary Tales

Kazakh Scary Tales 2025

4.60

A cop ventures into a remote village to investigate a gruesome series of inexplicable events and soon finds himself in the center of an otherworldly storm of local witchcraft and death. It becomes clear that the curse of Albasty, a spirit said to devour infants, is horrifyingly real. Produced as an anthology series, first three episodes premiering at Fantasia Film Festival as a feature film.

2025

The Road to Mother

The Road to Mother 2016

6.60

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.

2016

The Wounded Angel

The Wounded Angel 2016

6.86

In a godforsaken Kazakh village four adolescent teenagers try to find their place in the world. Crapaud looks for metal in the village in search of treasures, whilst Aslan trains to be a surgeon to help support his girlfriend.

2016

Myn Bala: Warriors of the Steppe

Myn Bala: Warriors of the Steppe 2012

7.10

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.

2012

Leyla’s Prayer

Leyla’s Prayer 2002

5.00

A story about the blows inflicted on Kazakhstan by soviet government.

2002

Tulpan

Tulpan 2009

6.20

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.

2009

Sicko

Sicko 2025

6.33

In Almaty, a cash-strapped couple hatch a plan to solve their money troubles, but soon become embroiled in a toxic web of social media, violent criminality and spiralling greed.

2025

Native Dancer

Native Dancer 2008

3.00

Aidai the baksy, or witch doctor, lives in the mountains and helps people. She uses mysterious actions to cure the sick and to give infertile couples children. As capitalist forces begin to encroach on tradition, the first casualty is any culture's most fundamental inheritance - land. The healer has to leave her land because the mob thinks the location is suitable for a filling station. A harsh battle between supernatural good and earthly evil ensues.

2008

The Sky of My Childhood

The Sky of My Childhood 2011

1

The story of a boy whose childhood fell on the difficult war and post-war years. The film will tell about the formation of personality, character, attitude of the child, about the first disappointments, about the birth and realization of his dreams.

2011

Additional Questions

Additional Questions 1980

1

The heroine of the film Karagoz Alimbayeva comes from the village, where she worked as a zoo technician for five years, to the city to enter the veterinary institute. Having brilliantly passed the profile subjects, Karagoz gets a three on the last physics exam and, having failed to get one point, must return to the village.

1980

My Love is Aisulu

My Love is Aisulu 2020

1

Unconfident Sanjar receives another refusal in the competition of screenwriters. On the way home, he meets a charming girl Aisulu and they have mutual feelings. In an attempt to impress the girl, Sanjar comes up with a story about shooting his film in America. Lovers talk on the phone all the time. Romantic girl Aisulu decides to surprise the young man and goes to the USA. Sanjar is forced to fly on his first flight to America to beg forgiveness from his beloved.

2020

Tender Heart

Tender Heart 1994

1

A tragic love story of an ex-ballerina and a young guy.

1994

Vuzery

Vuzery 2013

1

"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.

2013

5:32

5:32 2021

7.62

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.

2021

Special Purpose Department

Special Purpose Department 2013

1

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.

2013

Serjan Bratan

Serjan Bratan 2021

8.00

An established racketeer from Almaty wakes up from a 23-year-long coma.

2021

A Dark Yard

A Dark Yard 2023

10.00

The series is based on a real story about teenagers of the 00s. 16-year-old boys from a criminal "dark yard", under an impression of popular gangster TV series, dream of becoming cool gangsters. To do this, the four friends decide to go on a "big" case, after which their life turns into unsuccessful attempts to escape from the consequences and bring everything back.

2023

The Night Witches

The Night Witches 2021

1

One day, fate brings together three women in one place, each of whom has experienced domestic violence from men to a greater or lesser extent. The girls decide to take revenge on their abusers. First, they decide to do it with the help of the law. They understand that it will take a lot of time and effort to carry out this venture, so they choose another path. In their opinion, the life of each of them was spoiled by a man, so they intend to destroy their usual way of life. But it turns out to be not so easy to implement this plan.

2021

Kelinzhan

Kelinzhan 2019

1

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.

2019

Kara Shanyrak

Kara Shanyrak 2014

1

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.

2014

Girlfriends

Girlfriends 2012

1

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.

2012

Cinderella Zaure

Cinderella Zaure 2016

1

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.

2016

My Darling

My Darling 2010

1

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.

2010

Gentlemen Officers

Gentlemen Officers 2004

7.00

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.

2004

Price of Freedom

Price of Freedom 2012

1

About the fate of a guy convicted of a murder he didn't commit. In Askhat prison, special services recruit and introduce him into a criminal group. To complete the task and survive in the criminal world for Askhat becomes the very price of freedom...

2012

Tractor Driver's Love

Tractor Driver's Love 2013

1

A random love story between a successful girl Bella and a simple tractor driver Zhasulan. Their roads would never have connected if it hadn't been for a car accident. On the Almaty-Astana highway, hurrying to the wedding, Bella gets into an accident, where Zhasulan, who was passing by, saves her.

2013

I’m beautiful

I’m beautiful 2015

1

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.

2015

Without the Right to Choose

Without the Right to Choose 2014

1.00

The prototype of the main character was the famous Soviet saboteur Kasym Kaysenov, who fought in Ukraine during the Great Patriotic War.

2014

Swallow's Nest

Swallow's Nest 2018

1

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…

2018