In the boundless Kazakh steppe, in a house on a hill, old man Agatai lives. His beloved wife died a long time ago, they had no children, there were no relatives left. But Agatai does not give up, his life is full of worries and labors. He takes care of his modest household and, as best he can, protects and protects the expanse of the steppe, which he considers his homeland. And another good deed is done by an old man: he adopts a child who ran away from an orphanage, who accidentally wandered into a house on a hill.
An old man and his old woman live in a remote Kazakh village. People call the old man Shorty Kairgali without malice. Kairgali has known his old lady, Kulpash, since high school. So they've been together for forty years. And maybe even more. Shorty also has two restless friends: Baybet and Saskebai, who were once in love with Kulpash. And then one day…
After many years spent in a Bangkok prison, an old man returns to his homeland, Kazakhstan. Did he think that thanks to a random traveling companion, a cute guy Igor, he would be drawn into a dangerous intrigue. Now, in order to survive himself and save Igor, he must unravel this ingenious tangle, balancing "on the razor's edge", make criminals get entangled in their own nets. And this is possible for a person with courage, composure and ingenuity. Who is this old man? And how random is what is happening for him? His past is a mystery, his present is a chess game for life and death.
The third part of Bulat Mansurov's planned epic film series; “The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars". The film is dedicated to the formation of the Ancient Russian state and Eurasian culture under the rule of Genghis Khan.
The film is based on the complex intersections of human destinies during the Patriotic War. The family of the headmaster of the school, Turlyzhan Zhanakov, with their participation and care for disadvantaged people, show the high moral values inherent in Kazakhs. The house by the salt lake became a home for immigrants and evacuees and became a kind of Noah's Ark for the post-war future.
At his father's funeral, the boy meets his uncle, who has been in prison for a long time, an unemployed and drunk man who came to say goodbye to his brother. Soon the boy learns that in fact his father is exactly this fallen man, who at one time left the family to his older brother. The newly-born father expels the boy's mother from the house. Unable to control himself, the child kills the offender.
The story of Ermak Timofeevich, whose campaign for the Ural mountains served to annex the Siberian lands to the Moscow kingdom, in the second half of the 16th century.
In August 1945 Soviet agent Kasym-khan Chadiyarov (Asanali Ashimov) works undercover in Manchuria, impersonating a Japanese businessman Ishijima. His mission is to prepare forthcoming Soviet operations against the Japanese Kwantung Army.
The year is 1929. The construction of a railway connecting Central Asia and Siberia is in full swing in Kazakhstan. This highway threatens the age-old way of life of the inhabitants of the steppe, where gangs of Basmachi still operate. The heroes of the film are the chief engineer of the Dzhungarov construction site and an elder of a large family, bai Sarybura. The fate of both is developing dramatically, both, each in their own way, are interested in the early completion of the Turksib.
Little Ergesh wants to help his sick grandfather buy expensive medicine. To earn the necessary money, he and the city guy Omash collect wormwood to deliver to the pharmacy.
Asanali Ashimov is a legendary Kazakh actor, director, screenwriter, and educator. Born on May 8, 1937, in the Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan, he graduated from the Kurmangazy Kazakh State Conservatory in 1961 with a degree in drama acting. Ashimov gained nationwide fame for his iconic roles in Kazakh cinema, including Kyz-Zhibek (1970) and the End of the Ataman series. He also directed several acclaimed films, such as Legendary Chokan (1985) and Wormwood (1986). Over his career, he has been honored with numerous prestigious awards, including the title of People's Artist of the USSR and Kazakhstan's Hero of Labor. A towering figure in Kazakh culture, Ashimov continues to inspire generations through his work in film, theater, and education.
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