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Kazakhstan

23 articles available in total starting from 14/02/2013. Last article published on 13/08/2025.

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Review: Becoming

Review: Becoming

Zhannat Alshanova tells the story of a seventeen-year-old girl grappling with an absent mother which heightens her desire to join a mysterious community of female swimmers  

13/08 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

Review: Moor

Review: Moor

Adilkhan Yerzhanov heads to an urban setting for the first time to tell the story of a “Kazakh Rambo” on a mission to save his brother’s wife and child from the mafia  

26/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Critics’ Picks

Olga Korotko • Director of Crickets, It's Your Turn

Interview: Olga Korotko • Director of Crickets, It's Your Turn

“I mock the patriarchy and machismo, but there is nothing to laugh about”

The Dubai-based Kazakh director believes that toxic masculinity and sexism can be battled with reason instead of force  

15/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Cineasti del Presente

Review: Crickets, It’s Your Turn

Review: Crickets, It’s Your Turn

Kazakh filmmaker Olga Korotko’s second feature is an escalating thriller arising from the conflict between sensitive femininity and toxic masculinity  

14/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Cineasti del Presente

Review: Bikechess

Review: Bikechess

Kazakh director Assel Aushakimova's blend of satire and social realism paints a stark yet subtly comical portrait of life under an oppressive regime  

21/06/2024 | Tribeca 2024

Shokir Kholkiov's sophomore feature Leg heading to Cannes

Shokir Kholkiov's sophomore feature Leg heading to Cannes

The dark, grotesque comedy, now in development, will be presented at the Central Asian Coproduction Workshop organised by the CNC  

07/05/2024 | Production | Funding | Kazakhstan/Italy/Germany/France/Norway/Taiwan

Review: Bauryna salu

Review: Bauryna salu

Newcomer Ahkhat Kuchencherekov portrays a harsh story about the end of childhood and the violence of certain traditions with respect and love for his characters  

11/10/2023 | San Sebastian 2023 | New Directors

The Eurasian Film Market awaits the starting pistol

The Eurasian Film Market awaits the starting pistol

The inaugural edition of the event is taking place in Almaty from 11-14 September, and is set to attract myriad professionals from the CIS countries and Europe  

08/09/2023 | Industry | Market | Kazakhstan/Europe

The Eurasian Film Market is launched in Kazakhstan

The Eurasian Film Market is launched in Kazakhstan

The first edition of the event is scheduled to take place from 11-14 September in Almaty, aiming to connect the CIS countries with the European and the global film industry  

03/08/2023 | Industry | Market | Kazakhstan/Europe

Review: Herd Immunity

Review: Herd Immunity

Adilkhan Yerzhanov’s latest feature once again boasts a cast split between white clowns and augustes, but the result is far less effective than that achieved in Yellow Cat  

22/11/2021 | Black Nights 2021 | Competition

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