SHORTS - CLOSE UP: KAZAKHSTAN

Two brothers in the vastness of the Kazakh steppe. Kasen and Kusayin are orphans and really don’t have anything but each other. Their deep bond is put to the test when their aunt and uncle are expecting a child of their own and the brothers are threatened to be kicked out of the house.

Historical genre hit in the Kazakh steppe. 17th century. The boy Mergen has to defend his family because his father is not there.

In the quiet of her apartment, a mother is mourning her son who moved out to fight for freedom. .

Cinematic meditation on the cultural identity of Kazakhstan by Cannes winner and grand master of Kazakh cinema: Darezhan Omirbayev.