Top Cast
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Tungyshbai Zhamankulov
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Asanali Ashimov
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Yevgeni Zharikov
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Anvar Boranbaev
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Nurzhuman Ihtymbaev
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Bajkenzhe Belbaev
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Danagul Temirsultanova
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Serik Konakbaev
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Oleg Belov
Overview
A historical drama set during the 1929 construction of the Turkestan–Siberian Railway, contrasting modernization with traditional life in the Kazakh steppe.
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