Kunanbai

Kunanbai

2015 · 98 min · Drama

The story of the fate of Kunanbai, who was born in 1804 in the village of Shyngystau, Semipalatinsk region. He was a fair volost judge, whose son Abai glorified his homeland and the Kazakh people with his works for centuries.

Directed by Doskhan Zholzhaksynov

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