Rustem Abdrashov

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Rustem Abdrashov

Born February 10, 1970 · Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR, (now Almaty, Kazakhstan) (age 56)

Rustem Zharaskanovich Abdrashov (Kazakh: Рүстем Жарасқанұлы Әбдірашев; 2 February 1970; Alma-Ata) is a Kazakh film director, screenwriter, art director and actor. He was born in 1970 in Alma-Ata in the family of the famous Kazakh poet Zharaskan Abdrashev. Mother, Nazigul Nurgalievna Mergenbayeva is a philologist, teacher, teacher of the Kazakh language. In 2004, the year "Rebirth Island" was rel…

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Kazakh Khanate: Diamond SwordKazakh Khanate: Diamond Sword · 2017
Kazakh Khanate: Diamond Sword
★ 4.62017
MovieActionWar
Set in the 15th century, the story follows the formation of the Kazakh state after the death of Genghis Khan and the usurpation of power by one of Khan's descendants, leading the sultans Kerei and Janibek to resort to some nomadic tribes to remove the usurper, hoping for a better life and freedom.
Kazakh Khanate: The Golden ThroneKazakh Khanate: The Golden Throne · 2019
Kazakh Khanate: The Golden Throne
★ 5.22019
MovieActionWar
XV century. In the vast expanses of Eurasia, the descendants of Genghis Khan create their own state. The promised land of Kazakh Khanate is resisting its enemies..
The Fall of OtrarThe Fall of Otrar · 1991
The Fall of Otrar
★ 6.51991
MovieWarDrama
A staggering historical epic about the intrigue and turmoil of the East Asian civilization of Otrar, before its systematic destruction at the hands of Genghis Khan.
The Wild EastThe Wild East · 1993
The Wild East
★ 4.91993
MovieActionDrama
The Solar Children, a group of dwarves who left the circus, are trying to start a settlement in the Kyrgyzstan wilderness just after the breakup of the Soviet Union, but are harassed by a gang of bikers. With their meager savings, they hire a ragtag group of heroes to drive off the bikers.
Lovers of DecemberLovers of December · 1992
Lovers of December
1992
MovieDrama
A mother can't stand her son, a sister can't stand her brother, a woman in love can't stand her lover... Love communication brings them neither joy nor liberation, giving them only some oblivion. All this is determined by the atmosphere of fear...
Iron MountainIron Mountain · 2013
Iron Mountain
★ 10.02013
MovieDramaHistory
The third part of the epic "The Way of the Leader" tell about the student years of Nursultan Nazarbayev, about the most important stages of his personality formation against the background of key events in the history of the country, when the future of Kazakhstan's industry was being built in the steppes.
The Gift to StalinThe Gift to Stalin · 2008
The Gift to Stalin
★ 6.42008
MovieDrama
A Jewish child deported to Kazakhstan is saved and adopted by Kasym, an old Kazakh railway-man. Kasym gives him a Kazakh name, Sabyr, that in Kazakh language means humble. The child grows up in the small Kazakh village along with other deportees Vera, a traitor's wife, and Ezhik a Polish doctor. The Soviet militia harasses the poor peasants and Vera suffered the harassment of a bully cop: Bulgabi. Finally Vera accepts the marriage proposal of Ezhik but the jealous Bulgabi tries to prevent the marriage. The result is a fight in which Ezhik shoots himself accidentally. The old Kasym decides that Sabyr is now old enough to go to seek his real parents. At the end Sabyr, now an adult, decides to return to the village, but the village no longer exists because it was destroyed by a Soviet nuclear test.
The Sky of My ChildhoodThe Sky of My Childhood · 2011
The Sky of My Childhood
2011
MovieHistoryDrama
The story of a boy whose childhood fell on the difficult war and post-war years. The film will tell about the formation of personality, character, attitude of the child, about the first disappointments, about the birth and realization of his dreams.

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The Gift to StalinThe Gift to Stalin · 2008
The Gift to Stalin
★ 6.42008
MovieDrama
A Jewish child deported to Kazakhstan is saved and adopted by Kasym, an old Kazakh railway-man. Kasym gives him a Kazakh name, Sabyr, that in Kazakh language means humble. The child grows up in the small Kazakh village along with other deportees Vera, a traitor's wife, and Ezhik a Polish doctor. The Soviet militia harasses the poor peasants and Vera suffered the harassment of a bully cop: Bulgabi. Finally Vera accepts the marriage proposal of Ezhik but the jealous Bulgabi tries to prevent the marriage. The result is a fight in which Ezhik shoots himself accidentally. The old Kasym decides that Sabyr is now old enough to go to seek his real parents. At the end Sabyr, now an adult, decides to return to the village, but the village no longer exists because it was destroyed by a Soviet nuclear test.

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