Assel Sadvakassova

Acting

Assel Sadvakassova

Born January 31, 1985 · Karaganda, USSR (Kazakhstan) (age 41)

**Assel Sadvakassova** is a Kazakh singer, actress, and producer. She was born on January 31, 1985, in Karaganda. In 2006, she launched a solo music project under the name *Ayari*, resulting in a solo album and several music videos that quickly gained popularity. Assel Sadvakassova has starred in several well-known films, including: - *Unbroken* (2015) - *Kelin Also a Human* (2017–2018) - *Ma…

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Ademoka’s EducationAdemoka’s Education · 2022
Ademoka’s Education
★ 6.32022
MovieDramaComedy
Ademoka is a headstrong and gifted 15-year-old girl whose big dream is to study. Her status as Lyuli an illegal immigrant from Tajikistan is a serious obstacle to this. She is exploited by her extended family and forced to beg on the streets, she manages to free herself from the family, when they get deported she has to choose between family and education. She gets helped on the way by some oddball characters, who come to her aid against the corrupt system and the patriarchal family.
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.
BurstBurst · 2010
Burst
★ 5.02010
MovieDrama
A drama about messed up athlete who tries to regain his career.
UlbolsynUlbolsyn · 2020
Ulbolsyn
★ 7.02020
MovieDrama
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.
Yellow CatYellow Cat · 2020
Yellow Cat
★ 6.02020
MovieDramaComedy
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?
Getting Married Is EasyGetting Married Is Easy · 2026
Getting Married Is Easy
2026
MovieRomance
Aspiring screenwriter Aidar, in search of an idea for a film about relationships, meets a psychologist. Together, they try to understand what really happens to love after marriage — and why feelings that once seemed “forever” столкнулись с реальностью. In their field of view are several stories: A successful manager, Zhanar, and her husband Zhandos, who has taken on the role of the keeper of the home. Karlygash, coping with her husband’s infidelity and facing a difficult choice. A young couple dreaming of having a child, but confronted with an unsolvable problem. Who will preserve their feelings, and who will decide to start over?
Married at 30Married at 30 · 2016
Married at 30
2016
MovieDrama
Immersed in thoughts that no one needs her and no one will notice her absence, Anel decides to take a desperate step - voluntarily die. It is at this moment that life presents her with the desired gift - the man of her dreams, Dastan
The Family ManThe Family Man · 2019
The Family Man
2019
MovieComedy
Mukhtar, experiencing a mid-life crisis, has a job, a house, a family, and credit. He is convinced that it's all the fault of his early marriage. Soon the man wakes up in a luxurious surroundings as a wealthy businessman, but the price for such a transformation is his relatives. Now his best friend is the head of the Mukhtar's former family...

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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.

Young Kazakh Woman