Nurzhuman Ihtymbaev

Acting

Nurzhuman Ihtymbaev

Born 1941-05-14

Acting credits

Day Watch poster
6.1

A man who serves in the war between the forces of Light and Dark comes into possession of a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event.

Day Watch

2006

Night Watch poster
6.2

Among normal humans live the "Others" possessing various supernatural powers. They are divided up into the forces of light and the forces of the dark, who signed a truce several centuries ago to end a devastating battle. Ever since, the forces of light govern the day while the night belongs to their dark opponents. In modern day Moscow the dark Others actually roam the night as vampires while a "Night Watch" of light forces, among them Anton, the movie's protagonist, try to control them and limit their outrage

Night Watch

2004

At Red Stones Outpost poster
NR

The film takes place near the border outpost "Red Stones". Three guys: the grandson of a herdsman, his cousin, who came on vacation from the city and the daughter of the head of the frontier post, met by chance in the Kazakh border steppes, where they spent time playing games. But when the real danger comes to replace the games, the guys proved to be real border guards.

At Red Stones Outpost

1970

Abai poster
10.0

An epic drama about the life, love and creativity of the Kazakh poet Abai (1845-1904), an educator, thinker and politician of the 19th century.

Abai

1995

Lady Zhibek poster
8.5

Kyz-Zhibek - Kazakh poetic folk legend of the 16th century, tells about the period in the Kazakh nation when the people suffered from bloody feuds. In those times each province of the Kazakh nation had its own Khan and each tried to supersede the other. The love story of Tolegen, the brave warrior, and the beauty Zhibek ends tragically because of inter-family strife. Tolegen is foully murdered by Bekejan (the batyr, or nobleman, of the rival family), who earlier strived for the hand of Zhibek. Zhibek commits suicide after learning about the death of Tolegen.

Lady Zhibek

1972

The Treasure of the Black Mountains poster
NR

The film takes place at the recently opened Nartas mine, part of a large mining complex. Due to many reasons, the mine is undersupplied in ore. Nariman Danaev, the young head of the mine, offers a way out of this situation. He meets with both support and resistance. Thus, behind the production problems there is a struggle of characters, views, and different attitudes. The conflict is moving into the moral sphere. A difficult situation develops in the personal life of the main character.

The Treasure of the Black Mountains

1979

The Shelter for Majors poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Shelter for Majors

1988

Hawthorn poster
NR

About the Soviet man, his honesty, intransigence with evil.

Hawthorn

1979

Human Factor poster
7.0

The young and principled Daria Karatayeva, an economist at a garment factory, having witnessed major financial violations, enters into an irreconcilable struggle with the leadership. Trying to put the investigation on the wrong track, the criminals set fire to a freight car at the railway station. By sacrificing himself, Darius prevents a fire.

Human Factor

1985

The Messengers Hurry poster
9.0

The film is about the heroic struggle of the Kazakh people against the hordes of bloodthirsty Dzungars and the victory over the Dzungars (XVIII century).

The Messengers Hurry

1980

Forest Ballad poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Forest Ballad

1972

A Man on a Motorcycle poster
NR

A young miner Ahan is fond of photo hunting. During one of the trips to the mountains, he photographed poachers at the crime scene. Despite threats and blackmail, Ahan exposes the criminals...

A Man on a Motorcycle

1986

Journey to Childhood poster
NR

The writer Bektas-agha, arriving in his native village, remembers his childhood: his mother died early, his careless father, who married the beautiful Kulimbala, the teacher Sagatbai. It was a time of collectivization. Bai and his henchmen, playing on the feelings of people expecting hunger, persuaded the collective farmers to barytma — stealing the herd from the neighbors. The members of the cell offered to punish all the perpetrators, but they made up the majority of the residents of the village. The teacher convinced that it is impossible to punish the people for their darkness, it is necessary to find the instigators. So, overcoming their illiteracy, the resistance of the Bay bandits, the collective farmers gradually improved their lives.

Journey to Childhood

1968

Red Poppies of Issyk-Kul poster
9.0

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

Red Poppies of Issyk-Kul

1971

Chief Designer poster
8.5

A story about the creation of T-34 tank in Soviet Union during WWII.

Chief Designer

1980

Hey You, the Cowboys! poster
NR

About a group of schoolchildren from a Kazakh aul who swore to one another that they would win the inter-collective farm sports competition.

Hey You, the Cowboys!

1975

Worrisome Morning poster
NR

1918. "I don't know," he said. Commissar Tokhtar Baitenov leads a detachment of Chekists, which is not numerous. The story of the film unfolds quickly, it is a typical "Ostern" — an oriental action movie: shooting, chase, dancing of beautiful girls, but at the same time, along the film line, there is a smell of mysterious gossip and repression with characters.

Worrisome Morning

1968

Don Quixote of My Childhood poster
NR

The parable is about a young man who lives in his imaginary world and gets into various funny situations.

Don Quixote of My Childhood

1978

Lord of Darkness poster
NR

When the herdsman's son was born, the Great Ruler of the underworld, Erlik Khan, predicted to the newborn that he, having reached the age of seventeen, would be sacrificed to atone for human pride. But Mohammed — that's what his father called him — grew up kind and brave. The young man managed to force the Lord of Darkness to change his destiny.

Lord of Darkness

1990

Steppe Express poster
NR

A way station is lost in the boundless Kazakh steppe. A wayfarer lives in a small house with his daughter Saule.

Steppe Express

2005

Persecution poster
10.0

20s south of Kyrgyzstan. Platoon commander Abysh Isaev arrives at the military garrison. His task, together with the red commander Valentin Ugryumov, is to stop the bloodshed and destruction perpetrated by Shaanazar’s Basmach detachment, and to return the farmers to their homes.

Persecution

1989

Road of a Thousand Miles poster
8.0

Commissar Ali-Akbar travels a thousand miles across the desert with his international detachment, trying to deliver weapons to the Red Army during the civil war in Kazakhstan.

Road of a Thousand Miles

1968

Red Yurt poster
NR

During the years of collectivization, the campaign team "Red Yurt" arrived in a remote Kazakh village. Fearing the organization of a collective farm in the village, the locals tried to flee abroad, but the members of the propaganda team engaged them in battle…

Red Yurt

1982

The End of the Ataman poster
5.4

A Kazakh spy thriller: In 1921, at the height of the civil war, a Soviet officer is assigned to kill the ataman Dutov, a White collaborator. In order to get close to the ataman he infiltrates his gang.

The End of the Ataman

1970