Directing

Satybaldy Narymbetov

Born March 8, 1946 · Achisai, Kentau, Kazakh SSR, USSR (now Kazakhstan)

Died July 8, 2021 · aged 75

Satybaldy Zhalelovich Narymbetov (Kazakh: Сатыбалды Жәлелұлы Нарымбетов; born 8 March 1946 - 8 July 2021; Achisai) was a Soviet and Kazakh film director and screenwriter. Honored Worker of Kazakhstan (2005). Laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1996). Graduated from the script department of VGIK (1969); Higher courses of screenwriters and directors at the USSR State Cinema (…

Known For

Mustafa Shokai

Mustafa Shokai · 2008

MovieDramaHistory

A bipoic about Mustafa Shokai, a distinguished Kazakh politican of 1920's.

Don Quixote of My Childhood

Don Quixote of My Childhood · 1978

Don Quixote of My Childhood

The parable is about a young man who lives in his imaginary world and gets into various funny situations.

Shok and Sher

Shok and Sher · 1972

The film is about how the aul boy Cher raised a handsome horse from a Shock foal, about the boy's love and devotion to the animal. And when the boy's older brother sells the horse, the boy rushes in search of him...

The Last Cold Days

The Last Cold Days · 1993

The Last Cold Days

May 1945. In a small town of the province of Kazakhstan, far from the front of the war draws to a close, young Vladik and Mary, and Akezhan, a boy a bit ‘largest are among the displaced. It is through the eyes of the latter, his feelings and his reactions, that we enter into intimacy with the different characters and their stories.

Amanat

A story that spans three periods in Kazakh history, it links mid 19th century struggles against the Russians to two 20th century episodes revolving around the fate of former political prisoner Ermukhan Bekmakhanov, who was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for writing historical books about Kazakh national hero Kenesary Kasymov and his national liberation movement.

Ompa

A story about two friends-pilots who despite of having a bit of trouble with luck don't give up on hope & optimism.

Hawthorn

Hawthorn · 1979

About the Soviet man, his honesty, intransigence with evil.

Steppe Express

Steppe Express · 2005

A way station is lost in the boundless Kazakh steppe. A wayfarer lives in a small house with his daughter Saule.

Filmography

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Mustafa Shokai

Mustafa Shokai · 2008

MovieDramaHistory

A bipoic about Mustafa Shokai, a distinguished Kazakh politican of 1920's.

Director

Don Quixote of My Childhood

Don Quixote of My Childhood · 1978

Don Quixote of My Childhood

The parable is about a young man who lives in his imaginary world and gets into various funny situations.

Director

Shok and Sher

Shok and Sher · 1972

The film is about how the aul boy Cher raised a handsome horse from a Shock foal, about the boy's love and devotion to the animal. And when the boy's older brother sells the horse, the boy rushes in search of him...

Screenplay

The Last Cold Days

The Last Cold Days · 1993

The Last Cold Days

May 1945. In a small town of the province of Kazakhstan, far from the front of the war draws to a close, young Vladik and Mary, and Akezhan, a boy a bit ‘largest are among the displaced. It is through the eyes of the latter, his feelings and his reactions, that we enter into intimacy with the different characters and their stories.

Screenplay

Amanat

A story that spans three periods in Kazakh history, it links mid 19th century struggles against the Russians to two 20th century episodes revolving around the fate of former political prisoner Ermukhan Bekmakhanov, who was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for writing historical books about Kazakh national hero Kenesary Kasymov and his national liberation movement.

Screenplay

Ompa

A story about two friends-pilots who despite of having a bit of trouble with luck don't give up on hope & optimism.

Writer

Hawthorn

Hawthorn · 1979

About the Soviet man, his honesty, intransigence with evil.

Screenplay

Steppe Express

Steppe Express · 2005

A way station is lost in the boundless Kazakh steppe. A wayfarer lives in a small house with his daughter Saule.

Director

Nesibeli

Nesibeli · 1986

A single woman, Nesibeli, raises her son and daughter without a husband. Despite the hardships, she remains cheerful, kind, and always ready to help others, which helps her overcome life’s challenges.

Writer

The Biography of a Young Accordian Player

The Biography of a Young Accordian Player · 1994

The Biography of a Young Accordian Player

MovieComedyDrama

The story of young accordionist who lives in a small post-war village on the south of Soviet Kazakhstan.

Writer

Red Yurt

Red Yurt · 1982

During the years of collectivization, the campaign team "Red Yurt" arrived in a remote Kazakh village. Fearing the organization of a collective farm in the village, the locals tried to flee abroad, but the members of the propaganda team engaged them in battle…

Screenplay

The Brother-in-law from the Country Side

The Brother-in-law from the Country Side · 1987

The Brother-in-law from the Country Side

About a young guy from the province who enters into an unequal struggle with the mafia.

Director

Hamlet from Suzak

Hamlet from Suzak · 1990

Hamlet from Suzak

Repak does not get tired of chasing the ghost of a romantic life, although reality proves to him every time that such a life does not exist for him. The fate of the Rappak traces the fate of a whole generation who have not found their place in people's lives.

Screenplay

Leyla’s Prayer

Leyla’s Prayer · 2002

Leyla’s Prayer

A story about the blows inflicted on Kazakhstan by soviet government.

Screenplay