Zhandos

High school student Amir prefers the virtual world to reality. He despises piano lessons with a cat-loving old woman, tedious schoolwork, and parents who no longer communicate effectively. However, as Amir delves deeper into this illusion, the line between the game and real life blurs. His seemingly harmless hobby gradually becomes a threat.

Drama

Kazakhstan

Sunflower

Подсолнух

Ayala's life seems perfect at first glance: a successful career, a comfortable home, and a lovely daughter, Amina. But behind the perfect facade hides deep pain. Amina's father died on the ice from a heart attack during a hockey match. He never saw his daughter, and didn't have time to marry Ayala. These unfulfilled 'nevers' - thousands of unrealized hopes - replay in her mind daily, preventing her emotional wounds from healing. Ayala keeps other men out of her life and even with her daughter, she remains distinctly distant, fearing attachment and another loss. A close friend, seeing Ayala's suffering, takes her to a fortune teller who promises that Ayala will soon meet the main man of her life. The skeptically-minded woman doesn't believe in miracles, but deep down, she wants to hope that the prediction will come true.

Romance

Crime Thriller

Big little life

Большая маленькая жизнь

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.

Thriller

Crime

South Korea

Uzbekistan

Three

Три

At 16, Arsen moves to a big city with his mother and enrolls in one of Almaty's most prestigious schools. He excels in sports and dreams of becoming a soldier like his father, who died in Afghanistan. However, the new environment has its own rules. Here, everyone is divided into districts and defends their rights with their fists. Arsen is drawn to this daring 'street' world filled with forbidden pleasures, street hooliganism, and petty crimes. He falls in love with the sister of a local authority figure and embarks on a path of self-destruction that's nearly impossible to leave.

Districts

Районы

Arnur's life is divided into 'before' and 'after'. 'Before', he was a promising medical student with a bright career ahead and a loving girlfriend. His supportive family and loyal friend were always there for him. 'After', he becomes confined to a wheelchair, almost completely immobile. His loved ones stay by his side, but Arnur gives up on himself. He loses the meaning of life and does not want to be a burden. Only true love and genuine friendship can convince him once again that life is still beautiful.

Afterlife

Жизнь после

Arman awakens in a high-security prison for convicts serving life sentences, with no recollection of how he got there or what he was convicted for. His cellmate Aman, who favors philosophical discussions, offers to help Arman regain his memory before mysteriously disappearing. Conversations with the investigator and prison doctor only further confuse Arman. Desperate to remember, he questions if he is a deserving criminal or a victim of a sinister plot. But with each day spent in this grim place, hope of salvation fades.

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