The Legend of Tomiris

The Legend of Tomiris 2019

6.90

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

Dastur

Dastur 2023

4.70

The father of the family, Nursultan Kopzhasarovich, respected in society, owns the entire farm in the village, so his only son Bolat grows up careless and spoiled, which more than once leads to problems and even criminal liability. At another drinking party, Bolat rapes a local school graduate. The father wanted to hush up the matter again, but the girl’s parents had already filed a statement with the police. The only way out of this situation is a wedding, but the life of the family turns into a real nightmare.

2023

Kazakh Khanate: Diamond Sword

Kazakh Khanate: Diamond Sword 2017

4.00

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.

2017

Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf 2024

8.00

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

Tulpan

Tulpan 2009

6.30

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

Sweetie, You Won't Believe It

Sweetie, You Won't Believe It 2020

6.60

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.

2020

Joqtau

Joqtau 2024

1

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.

2024

Myn Bala: Warriors of the Steppe

Myn Bala: Warriors of the Steppe 2012

7.20

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

Cadet

Cadet 2024

1

Single mother Alina tries to enroll her son, Serik, in an elite military academy, but he is bullied by his classmates because of his girlish appearance, and the principal deems him unfit for the school. Alina succeeds in getting Serik reinstated by taking advantage of Serik's father's high military rank. But she is warned by a woman whose son has committed suicide at the school that Serik will follow the same path...

2024

The Land Where Winds Stood Still

The Land Where Winds Stood Still 2023

1

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.

2023

Streets Loud with Echoes

Streets Loud with Echoes 2024

1

Denis Ten made history when he became the first ever Kazakhstani figure skater to win an Olympic medal. Years later, the decorated athlete was murdered in his home country, setting off protests after years of unrest and generating new movements among those who want to challenge the political regime and make them take notice of their citizenry.

2024

Madina

Madina 2023

1

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.

2023

Tale of a Pink Hare

Tale of a Pink Hare 2010

7.50

Provincial guy Yerlan is a 3rd—year student of one of the Almaty universities. He came to the city hoping to succeed in the future. However, the environment of the golden youth, where he got, turned out to be difficult. It has its own laws, its own rules, and in order to preserve its moral principles, many things will have to be relived and experienced.

2010

Helplessness

Helplessness 2024

1

This documentary reconstruction of a heated conflict between mother and daughter is inspired by Lars von Trier's Dogville. The high level of audience alienation is contributed to by guided puppets and a set dismantled by cynical set designers. The tragedy of the replayed event stands out all the more as the actors seemingly lose interest in it over time.

2024

Bauryna Salu

Bauryna Salu 2023

7.50

Following an old nomadic tradition 'Bauryna Salu', a boy Yersultan, was given after his birth to be raised by his grandmother. He grew up with resentment and disconnection from his parents. When he turns twelve, his grandmother dies and he has to move back with his family which he barely knows. Yersultan's coming of age process coincides with an unbearable transformation and an attempt to restore the relationship between him and his parents, especially his father.

2023

Soldier of Love

Soldier of Love 2023

1

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.

2023

Harmony Lessons

Harmony Lessons 2013

7.20

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.

2013

Sabyr

Sabyr 2023

1

Dyslexic boy dreams of the skies, defying limitations in pursuit of his passion.

2023

A Dark, Dark Man

A Dark, Dark Man 2019

6.70

A boy is murdered in Kazakh village. Detective Bekzat wants to wrap up the inquiries quickly: after all, the perpetrator has already been found by local police officers. But when a journalist arrives from the city, everything falls to pieces. For the first time in his career, Bekzat must conduct a real investigation according to procedure.

2019

The Place on the Tricorne

The Place on the Tricorne 1993

5.20

To do with himself in this world - the eternal question of youth. On the boys and girls wander from lane to lane, from apartment to apartment, get into fights, to the police station. At the same time they read wonderful poetry, listening to beautiful music, and sincere love. They have a delicate taste and a pure soul, but still to do with himself, where?

1993

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Crossroad

Crossroad 1996

1

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?

1996

5:32

5:32 2021

7.70

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

Astana - My Love

Astana - My Love 2010

1

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.

2010

Serjan Bratan

Serjan Bratan 2021

10.00

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

2021

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

Loving Heart

Loving Heart 2012

1

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.

2012

Return

Return 2018

1

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.

2018

Love is Always in My Heart

Love is Always in My Heart 2014

1

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?..

2014

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

Live Broadcast

Live Broadcast 2012

1

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.

2012

Other People's Children

Other People's Children 2016

1

The series is designed to draw the attention of the audience to one of the urgent problems of society — orphanhood. "There are no other people's children," these words, like the leitmotif of the series, pulsate in every frame.

2016