Shynar

Near a small railway station, lost in the vast expanses of the steppe, lives a blind old man. He dedicated his entire life to the railway, knows every bend of the rails, every train squeak. He always assessed the state of the tracks relying on his intuition, which never let him down. Now, his son watches over the railway's safety. Every month a modern track measurer with the latest diagnostic technology passes through the station. However, the data obtained from this device often disagrees with the old man's feelings. Who to trust: the father or the machine? After all, human lives depend on this choice.

Drama

Kazakhstan

Notes of a Trackman

Дүние жарық

The plot unfolds the harrowing trials of two boys, Tagai and Kerim, in Kazakhstan during the 1930s. Amidst political repressions and famine, they lose their parents and become orphans. Years later, during the Great Patriotic War, fate reunites the childhood friends, and each must make a choice determining their future. The film explores complex moral dilemmas faced by the characters, striving to preserve their dignity.

Shynar Zhanysbekova: фильмография