Section: Close-Up: Kazakhstan

QASH

QAS

Aisultan Seit
KAZ, 2022, 113 Min

Historical horror trip in the Kazakh steppes as a stylish epic from Travis Scott's music video director. Isatai has buried the dead and is now looking for food with the elder Tebe and the child Alim, but he soon discovers Tebe's dark plan.

Kazakhstan in the 1930s. As a result of Stalinist enforcement measures, a brutal famine occurs that kills millions. The gravedigger Isatai goes through a wreckful journey with the younger Alim and the older Tepe through the vast steppe towards a city that Isatai hopes will bring salvation. At first the three of them work together. But over time, Isatai begins to harbor terrible suspicions about the mysterious Tepe. Fear and mistrust turn their journey into a battle for life and death. After successful collaborations with Travis Scott, 21 Savage and Offset, Aisultan Seitov dedicates himself to the great national trauma of his country. He skillfully fuses mythical elements with the stylistic devices of experimental film and thereby uses his unique visual flair to create a portrait of moral decay.

Text: Joshua Jádi

 

The film will be shown in the original language and with English subtitles. No translation into German!

Drehbuch
Ablay Nutmanbetov
Kamera
Azamat Dulatov
Schnitt
Yuri Karikh
Ausstattung
Nazira Baibekovaaibekova
Musik
Akmaral Zykayeva
Produzent
Yerkebulan Kurishbayev
Produktion
Qara pictures
Aisultan Seit

Aisultan Seit - born in 1997 in Almaty, he was interested in filmmaking since he was young and made short films with his classmates. After school Aisultan entered the New York Film Academy and studied filmmaking. There he made a short film “THE JACKAL”, which was presented at the New York Film Festival in 2016 and won an award for Best Director. Before making films, Aisultan directed the presentation of Kanye West's album Donda” and made music videos for Travis Scott, Noize MC, Ivan Dorn, 21 Savage and others.