Amina Umurzakova

People of an old abandoned neighborhood are waiting for the end of their district and a whole Soviet Union as well.

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The story of the relationship between a boy and his foster mother, an old woman.

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The action takes place in the 1930s and 1940s in Chukotka. With the establishment of Soviet power, changes are coming to the camp. The main character — hunter Poygin — does not realize the significance of what is happening immediately. There is a series of events: a collision with a Black shaman who tried to take away a beloved woman from a hunter, a meeting with the head of the cultural base Medvedev, etc. Poygin observes the events that ultimately determine his life position. He becomes chairman of the first collective farm in Chukotka.

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The film is dedicated to the life of a modern village, raises current problems of agriculture.

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An exploration of “virgin soil” in Kazakhstan through the stories of a party worker, a agronomist, and the director of a state farm.

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The son of an old shepherd got married, and the young daughter-in-law Saltanat entered the family with love and tenderness. She immediately fell in love with the parents of her husband Tastan, and she surrounded him with female care. And for her husband's brother, the girl became a true friend. The family honors traditions, does not consider them a relic of the past and believes in unity with their ancestors. How Saltanat's life will develop further - see the film Keep Your Star.

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Nurse Aigerim fell in love with herdsman Ablai, a kind and brave man... It was these qualities that helped Ablai defend his love and win a moral victory over his rival, the handsome Baranbai.

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A group of schoolchildren, having decided to congratulate their mothers on the 8th of March, go to the mountains for snowdrops. Various adventures await them on the way, they have to overcome many difficulties. But despite this, the guys come home with flowers.

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The young hero, after studying, returns to his native Chukotka and begins an independent life...

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Directed by Bolotbek Shamshiyev, the movie shows Kyrgyzstan under early Soviet rule; and tells us about opium contrabanda across the border.

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Taylak is a kind teacher of geography. People call him "Angel in a tubeteika, a traditional Central Asian skull cap," for his kind caring personality and also because he never parts with his traditional skull cap. One day his mother comes to Almaty to visit him. She decides that it's time her son got married and she starts to look for a bride for Taylak.

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The prototypes of the heroes of this TV movie were the residents of the state farm named after him. Toraighyrova.

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The life of a thoughtful eighteen year old girl in a rural Kirghiz village.

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An old man decides to find the body of his son, a Kazakh soldier who died fighting somewhere in Russia, to bury him in the land of his ancestors. Travelling across the land with his grandson, they discover the harsh reality of war. And when they finally find the coveted grave, they realise that many brothers-in-arms are buried with the soldier. Every inch of the great homeland becomes the land of our fathers, the land of the ancestors...

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The events take place during the Great Patriotic War. The mother is illiterate, unable to read or write, but since the only way to stay informed is to wait for and read letters from the front, she begins to teach herself and eventually becomes a postwoman. More than once, she has to deliver tragic news to other families, and she takes upon herself the burden of compassion for the mothers, understanding their grief and trying to ease it.

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The film consists of three novellas that criticize bribery, indifference, callousness, parasitism, and other human vices. "The Necklace." Aldan's mother left him to guard her ice cream cart while she went to the store to buy a necklace... "The Newlyweds." Sholpan received an anonymous letter and went to her husband's construction site to investigate the situation... "Believe It or Not." The protagonist of this novella is a sheep. Funny things happen to him...

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About the secretary of the district committee of the party, Sabyr Bayanov, who at the beginning of his work deservedly won the authority and respect of people, and then, having become arrogant, he lost his sense of responsibility and turned into a bureaucrat.

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At the collective farm’s animal-breeding station, the young naturalists lose a fox named Serebryanka, which has run away. The children ask an old hunter, Mukhtar-aga, to catch the fox with the help of a golden eagle. The hunter agrees. In the duel with the fox, however, the eagle is defeated. Mukhtar-aga is distressed: the bird is no longer fit for hunting. Then the children decide to catch a young eaglet and give it to Mukhtar-aga. Khasen and Sasha set off for the mountains…

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The screen adaptation of the novel "Abai" by Mukhtar Auezov recreates the story of prominent Kazakh poet and philosopher Abay Kunanbayev. The famous Kazakh poet became friends with the Russian exile, scientist Nifont Dolgopolov. Under the influence of their growing friendship, Abai formed some of his academic ideas and principles.

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The granddaughter of the old man Jagpara Sabira is beautiful, spoiled, cunning. Several young men immediately fall in love with her. They all hope to get a positive response from her and calmly go to the front. Sabira does not openly deny reciprocity to any of them. As a sign of respect, she gives a white rose to the lovers of the horseman. Every horseman, not knowing that Sabira gave the same white rose to everyone else, hopes for her love. But she sends all the horsemen to her grandfather for a final answer.

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