Summary
Set in the early 1990s in Almaty, the film follows Sayan, a promising young boxer who decides to punch his way into a better life by joining a local criminal gang.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 69GoodWatch 70
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 20 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −26 min on the typical 106
typical 10680Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
2007
November 8, 2007
19 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaActionLanguage
Russian
Original language
Also spoken
KazakhMade in
Kazakhstan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 5 more12 people
- Sayat IsembayevSayan
- MBMurat BisenbinRuslan
- Asel SagatovaAsel
- Zhan BaizhanbayevZhan
- SASaken AminovAman
- Mentay UtepbergenovMake (Zhan's Partner)
- Vladimir VdovichenkovVolodya
- Bolat KalymbetovAbu
- Tulepbergen BaisakalovThimblerig Player
- NDNatalya DolmatovaMidwife
- Murat NurasilovBeer Stall Owner
- ARAlma RulasAlma (Zhan's Wife)
Directing · 2
- Akan Satayev Director, Producer
- Elena Lisasina Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Timur Zhaksylykov Writer
Production · 2
- Zharaskhan Kulpiyenov Producer
- Aida Mashurova Casting Director
Camera · 2
- Khasan Kydyraliyev Director of Photography
- Iskander Narymbetov Additional Director of Photography
Sound · 3
- Andrei Lifinskiy Original Music Composer
- Dmitry Chernov Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Bakyt Niyazaliev Sound Director
Art · 1
- Bopesh Zhandayev Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Elena Rubanova Costume Design
- Lidiya Ordynskaya Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- Bauirzhan Abishev Fight Choreographer
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