Yerbolat Alkozha

Yellow Cat (2020)

Ex-con Kermek and his beloved Eva want to leave their crime-infested lives on the Kazakh steppes behind. He has a dream: building a movie theater in the mountains. Will Kermek's love of Alain Delon be strong enough to keep them out of the violent clutches of the mafia?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adilkhan Yerzhanov
CAST:  Azamat Nigmanov  •  Sanjar Madi  •  Kamila Nugmanova  •  Yerzhan Zhamankulov

Ex-con Kermek and his beloved Eva want to leave their crime-infested lives on the Kazakh steppes behind. He has a dream: building a movie theater in the mountains. Will Kermek's love of Alain Delon be strong enough to keep them out of the violent clutches of the mafia?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adilkhan Yerzhanov
CAST:  Azamat Nigmanov  •  Sanjar Madi  •  Kamila Nugmanova  •  Yerzhan Zhamankulov

Ulbolsyn (2020)

Life in Karatas Village runs along an untroubled path, until its patriarchal way of life is challenged by Ulbolsyn, a woman whose coldblooded heart and blazing temperament are not afraid of setting everything on fire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adilkhan Yerzhanov
CAST:  Assel Sadvakasova  •  Dinara Sagi  •  Yerbolat Alkozha  •  Berik Aitzhanov

Life in Karatas Village runs along an untroubled path, until its patriarchal way of life is challenged by Ulbolsyn, a woman whose coldblooded heart and blazing temperament are not afraid of setting everything on fire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adilkhan Yerzhanov
CAST:  Assel Sadvakasova  •  Dinara Sagi  •  Yerbolat Alkozha  •  Berik Aitzhanov

Happiness (2022)

For her job as an influencer, she wears orange and a broad smile. The “Happiness” brand is her doctrine, but her home is a dark place where brute force has ruled for years. This film shows us what it costs to escape the trap of misogyny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Askar Uzabaev
CAST:  Laura Myrzakhmetova  •  Yerbolat Alkozha  •  Almagul Kazikhan  •  Shynar Zhanysbekova

For her job as an influencer, she wears orange and a broad smile. The “Happiness” brand is her doctrine, but her home is a dark place where brute force has ruled for years. This film shows us what it costs to escape the trap of misogyny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Askar Uzabaev
CAST:  Laura Myrzakhmetova  •  Yerbolat Alkozha  •  Almagul Kazikhan  •  Shynar Zhanysbekova

Goliath (2022)

The Kazakh village Karatas has long been subjugated by a criminal boss called Poshaev. He provides housing and jobs for the locals but will ruthlessly execute anyone who dares to oppose him. This is the lesson the pauper Arzu is about to learn first-hand—his wife ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adilkhan Yerzhanov
CAST:  Berik Aytzhanov  •  Daniyar Alshinov  •  Dmitry Chebotarev  •  Aleksandra Revenko

The Kazakh village Karatas has long been subjugated by a criminal boss called Poshaev. He provides housing and jobs for the locals but will ruthlessly execute anyone who dares to oppose him. This is the lesson the pauper Arzu is about to learn first-hand—his wife ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adilkhan Yerzhanov
CAST:  Berik Aytzhanov  •  Daniyar Alshinov  •  Dmitry Chebotarev  •  Aleksandra Revenko

The Start (2023)

The story of two brothers who, after the death of their father, begin to hunt for robberies. They are noticed by an athletics coach who came from the city to the village to select talented youth. The brothers face difficult trials, and a tragic incident changes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yernar Nurgaliyev
CAST:  Zhandos Aibassov  •  Yerik Zholzhaksynov  •  Karina Kudekova  •  Erbol Semkulov

The story of two brothers who, after the death of their father, begin to hunt for robberies. They are noticed by an athletics coach who came from the city to the village to select talented youth. The brothers face difficult trials, and a tragic incident changes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yernar Nurgaliyev
CAST:  Zhandos Aibassov  •  Yerik Zholzhaksynov  •  Karina Kudekova  •  Erbol Semkulov