Discoveries from Kazakhstan World Cinema

A revolutionary vegetarian parable about the struggle of bulls against humanity.

A story of two brothers living in a village with different ambitions, views and fortunes, trying to raise money for their mother.

Having crossed the threshold as a bride, Sholpan does not want to share the love of her beloved husband with anyone. Therefore, she asks the Creator not to give her children. Over the years, the burning fire of passion between the spouses gradually fades. Sholpan's wish has come true. Watch the film "Innocent Sin" at the Unico Play online cinema.

A psychologist who works with families on the brink of collapse comes face to face with an ancient evil — Zhalmauyz Kempir, a witch who appears where children are deprived of love. To stop her, he must restore warmth and care to the homes of his patients — and to his own life.

In a desperate search for validation, a self-absorbed woman stages her own funeral as part of a radical therapy trend.

Six-year-old Alem possesses a unique ability to run extremely fast. A villain named Mystan and his henchmen Kai, Aktyulki, and Dr. Kaisar are pursuing him to capture the boy’s power.

A tragedy strikes at a city school when a top-performing 10th grade student suddenly dies. School officials believe a dangerous social media game is to blame. A police major, who lost his own daughter under similar circumstances, launches a personal investigation to uncover the truth.

Laura lives in a large mansion with her businessman husband Madi, mother-in-law Zeynep and little daughter Anel.

It was Alikhan's family who moved from the village to the city due to his father's work. Alikhan was the commander of his friends in the village. Alikhan, who helped the elderly in the village, helped all his friends and was grateful to many, was the captain of the team in the village.

The First Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan, General Sagadat Nurmagambetov talks about himself, about life, family, work.

An office clerk, unsuccessfully trying to make a career and win a girl's love, meets an economic consultant who is really successful and independent and has a strange hobby - Old Turkic runes.

This is a story about graduates of the Faculty of Philosophy and Economics of KazGU, whose youth fell during the difficult years following the collapse of the Soviet Union - about a generation trapped between two eras. The main characters of the film, Temirlan and Kostya, are roommates. The 90s are nearing the end, and it seems to young people that the year 2000 may well turn out to be the year of the end of the world.

A careless, spoiled and completely irresponsible young man ends up in a nursing home, which he has to get rid of on the orders of his father. But he does not even suspect what bright, cheerful, but at the same time lonely old people live there…

Maksat is fired from filming a historical film because of his dispute with the director. Stung, Maksat decides to shoot an erotic picture according to his script in order to participate in a competition of a very famous film producer. He hopes that the forbidden theme of his film will give him fame and allow him to earn money for the wedding.

In the context of the global financial crisis, a criminal group headed by Frank Rizzol and his henchmen scumbags entrust Azamat with an unusual order — shooting a horror film with real murders of actors. The implementation of this project is entrusted to Eugene, who is recruiting a non-standard team of professionals consisting of the head of the Dream of the Green Rock sect, a mad chemist and an ambitious hypnotist.

Its story is about these two cultures, dissimilar to each other, but at the same time causing a genuine mutual interests of the countries. Each culture is unique, our friendly nations have a unique chance to learn more about each other.

Three young friends of Kuma, Shegebek and Nurzhan, who grew up in the same village, met in Almaty after a long separation. For the upcoming 25th anniversary, the parents bought a one-room apartment in Shymkent as a gift to the Godmother and demanded that the son get married. Not wanting to quarrel with his father and upset his mother, he asks his friends to help him steal the bride. After drinking a lot in one of the nightclubs, the trio develops a strategic plan and steals the first urban beauty they come across.

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.

Taking various shots of landscapes from different cities, including Astana, Karaganda, Almaty, Tashkent, St Petersburg, Seoul, Istanbul, and Sophia, Ugay moves his camera through different countries to capture spaces, architectural shapes, and other situations that contain layers of memory and desire.

The film depicts a daily life of contemporary Mongolia in the period of social and political changes. Through the observation of several characters and circumstances of their lives, the film is trying to reveal the moment, where the old and the new world meet each other. The moment in which the centuries-old tradition of great Mongolia is shifted by the shaky culture of today, with its dreams, fears and desires, alien to the nomadic civilization.

Ugly, illiterate and an uncommunicative “graduate” of the city orphanage, Nagima is a young woman whose life offers little potential for success or even happiness. Nagima rents a tiny room on the outskirts of the city of Almaty with her fellow orphanage “graduate” the pregnant, and equally isolated, Anya. In the midst of giving birth to her child, tragedy strikes and Anya dies. Never knowing her mother, the newborn girl must be submitted to the orphanage and so Nagima sees the vicious cycle of life in repetitious action and becomes severely depressed at the cruelty of life.

Kristina Bitkulova's new stand-up comedy is an honest and funny account of life in exile, marriage, and the most awkward situations. What was wrong with namaz in Istanbul? How did "Cargo 200" ruin a marriage proposal? Why is a wedding in Khimki a genre unto itself? And what are the dangers of a husband's snoring?

The second stand-up special of the rising comedy star Kristina Bitkulova. With the "What's the Difference" program, she visited eight countries, and the single itself was recorded in Kazakhstan. In her speech, Kristina talks about aerophobia and childhood injuries, and also tries to figure out how to keep your mind in emigration.

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. Nowadays he is named as legendary poet of Kazakh literature.

Déni is trying to find himself. His soul-searching takes him on the traces of his childhood, in the snowy landscapes of Kazakhstan. In an apartment decorated with thick drapes, he encounters his Chechen family and his patriarchal culture. At the mosque, or in the boxing gym, he discovers the closeness of the men of his “clan”. They are all virile and settled in their lives. He is struggling to find his place.

A young couple from southern Kazakhstan plan to get married. But according to the local tradition, the groom ought to steal the future bride.

Bibigul didn't know how to do anything, but she wanted to get married. Bragging to the khan almost cost her her head, and only chance and the girl's fighting temper save her.

Professor Denis Alfredovich from Almaty buys his dream house with the money he has been saving for many years. But when they move into a new house with their family, hoping to live happily ever after, their joy does not last long. After all, it turns out that the scammers sold the house to two more families using forged documents. Who is the legal owner of the house? Will the scammers be caught? Who's going to get the house anyway? And until the problem is solved, the three families who were victims of fraud must live in the same house.

Aigerim has lost her sight. Yerlan can't walk. They are determined to find happiness no matter what.

Historical and adventure drama about how the famous Tai-Kazan was created by order of Tamerlane.

Sabit is a retired police officer. He has a wife named Eleonora and a son named Gabit. They are no different from other residents of their town. One day, a new family moves into the house next door — Madiyar, Kausar, and Ulbolsyn, who have come from the city. Sabit and Eleonora begin to notice strange behavior from their new neighbors.

Haunted by nightmarish visions, Asiya, a young student, longs for the warmth of her lost family. As eerie creatures from her past resurface, blurring the line between dream and reality, she must confront the darkness to find her way home.

Short horror film.

Kazakhstan ranks first among post-Soviet countries in the number of rapes per capita. Sexualized violence often remains hidden due to stigma and the victims’ fear of discrimination and misunderstanding. Many cases never reach court, and those that do often face significant challenges within the justice system, including inadequate investigations and biased attitudes from police and judges. The film tells the real stories of women who have survived violence and features insights from human rights activists deeply engaged in this issue on a daily basis.

If you believe in love at first sight, you came to the right place. This film follows the story of a young man who decides to propose to the girl he just met. However, his mother is against the marriage, now he has a choice to kidnap the bride with her consent and either be rejected or live happy together.

Batyr Bayan is a real historical figure, one of the legendary heroes of the 200-year war of the Kazakh people against the powerful Dzungaria for independence, territorial and political unity of the Kazakh Khanate. Following the poem, the film tells about the tragic love of a batyr for a young prisoner-Dzungarian.

When Putin called on Russians to kill Ukrainians in his war, Anton Shmakov found himself at a crossroads; he could stay in Russia and wait for the summons, or answer his own call and create art. The titled dancer chooses the latter. Leaving the plastic theater in the past, Anton becomes one of tens of thousands of Russians who decided to try their luck in Kazakhstan.

The hero of the film Max secretly meets with the girlfriend of the mafia Ahmedya, Aizhan. Ahmedya finds them together and puts Max in the trunk, where there is already a guy from the village of Kayyrly tan, who also crossed the path of the mafia. That's where the adventures begin...

Two Horizons is a two-screen video that speculates between ancient Turkic legend and soviet space travel program. The First Shaman of the Great Eurasian Steppe – Qorqut tried to escape Death throughout his life. It appeared to him as a seven years old boy. The only way for Qorqut to escape Death and achieve immortality was to levitate, hence beating gravity. It occurred in the southern edge of the Great Steppe. Locals venerate this place, as they believe that Qorqut revealed umbilical navel of the Earth. Later in the middle of the XX century this same place became known to the world as Baikonur, Soviet Union’s Space Station. Where the First Human defied gravity in mission Vostok - 1, traveling to space in the search of eternal life.

For the sake of her dream to start a family and give birth to a child, Asel, despite the incurable disease, is ready to go through all the trials and make any sacrifices. And even having lost hope of realizing her dream, she still retains faith in it to the end.

The film contains 13 different short stories about the first sexual experience. This is a mosaic of various feelings, emotions, joys and sufferings of young and not so young heroes. Our heroes are looking for and finding their love in different places: at students' classes, at the workplace, at the club, they get acquainted through their parents. They all crave a real relationship, but not everyone gets what they want.

The story of my brother, his relations with his wife have deteriorated, he comes every day with purchases and to be with children. And he also meets his first school love.

These people know genuine difficulties and disappointments, but do not succumb for the sake of eating potatoes by the light of a lamp.

Salem, Dad is an exciting story of a young man who grows up without a father.He is burdened by the lack of support and a strong hand in the family. The mother of a high school student does everything in her power, but her care and love are not able to overcome the difficulties of life that fall to their lot.