Amanat

Amanat

2016 · 127 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

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.

Directed by Satybaldy Narymbetov · Written by Satybaldy Narymbetov

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Berik Aitzhanov Ermukhan
Dulyga Akmolda Kalizhan
Aziz Beyshenaliev Buchin
Sanzhar Madi Kenesary Khan
Karlygash Mukhamedzhanova Khalima Bekmakhanova
Gani Kulzhanov
Gulshat Tutova

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