2007 · Akan Satayev · 80 min
Set in the early 1990s in Almaty, the film follows Sayan, a promising young boxer who decides to punch his way into a better life by joining a local criminal gang. As he climbs the ranks of the underworld, he quickly learns that the path of a racketeer comes with a heavy price, and some choices can never be undone. A gritty, first-person account of ambition, loyalty, and the inevitable reckoning in a lawless era.
Sayat IsembayevSayanMurat BisenbinRuslan
Asel SagatovaAsel
Zhan BaizhanbayevZhanSaken AminovAman
Mentay UtepbergenovMake (Zhan's Partner)
Vladimir VdovichenkovVolodya
Bolat KalymbetovAbu
Tulepbergen BaisakalovThimblerig PlayerNatalya DolmatovaMidwife
Murat NurasilovBeer Stall OwnerAlma RulasAlma (Zhan's Wife)Azat Seymetov