Askar

Newlyweds Saltanat and Didar return from their honeymoon to familial tension. Saltanat hails from a wealthy intellectual family, while Didar's parents are humble villagers constantly relocating. When Saltanat's parents are evicted, Didar's parents offer them temporary shelter in their home, escalating existing tensions and threatening the couple's happiness.

Comedy

Kazakhstan

Lodgers

Квартиранты. Күшік құда

The life of three university friends, Anuar, Damir, and Askar, seemed simple and straightforward. Their goal was to graduate, become engineers, and, if lucky, party workers. But when the Union collapsed, burying their bright prospects, they must navigate a new reality dictated by the elusive allure of the 'market.' They successfully trade in video cassettes, cookies, T-shirts, bulbs - anything profitable. Drunk on money and success, they are oblivious to the larger, more dangerous predators lurking in these waters, not all of whom play fair.

Drama

Crime

Businessmen

Бизнесмены

Erlan lives in a village and works as a doctor at a local hospital, patiently waiting for his beloved girlfriend to finish her studies and return from Mexico. However, he soon learns that she has entirely different plans - she intends to marry a Mexican. Unwilling to accept this, Erlan sets off to the other side of the world with his eccentric friend Jenny to dissuade his beloved from this rash step and propose to her himself. The task seems straightforward, but their car breaks down along the way, and shady individuals show an unhealthy interest in the newcomers. Moreover, their guide turns out to be a young and beautiful girl, whose charm Erlan finds increasingly hard to resist.

No problem, Mexico!

Базар жоқ, Мексика!

In a quiet town of the Kazakh SSR, where nothing more sinister than theft ever occurred, panic suddenly erupts. Fragments of a girl's body are found on the street, and soon a similar gruesome discovery is made. Young police intern Shera Sadykov is enlisted to join the search for the criminal. Under the guidance of a stern lieutenant colonel, he begins an investigation that reveals not just murders, but actual cases of cannibalism. The situation is further complicated by the fact that none of the investigative team has experience in solving serial murders. As the Soviet Union prepares for the Olympics, the authorities are desperately trying to cover up the situation, hindering the investigation. Moreover, Shera's elder sister mysteriously disappears, leading the intern to fear she may be the next victim.

Crime Thriller

Thriller

South Korea

Uzbekistan

Three

Три

Mels is a talented middle-aged surgeon working in a provincial hospital. He firmly believes in his duty to help each of his patients, or at least alleviate their suffering, even if it pushes the boundaries of medical ethics. One day, an enigmatic and enchanting woman enters his life, drawing him in and leaving him puzzled. As he suspects her of hiding something, he is confronted by the relatives of a patient he helped in an 'unconventional' way.

Askar Ilyasov: фильмография