Dias Bertis

The house is alive with wedding preparations. On a hot summer day, food is being laid out, music fills the air, and Gulnaz, a strong-willed mother of three, is determined to give her daughter Ainara a beautiful Kazakh wedding. Then someone notices that Meirim, her youngest son, is missing. At first, there is hope for a simple explanation. But hours pass, calls lead nowhere, and the celebration slowly gives way to fear. As relatives and friends are drawn into the search, old tensions rise and secrets begin slipping through the cracks.

Year 2009. A small town on the shores of Issyk-Kul. Aktan, a schoolboy who dreams of joining the ranks of the National Security Committee, is faced with the injustice of the justice system. A local deputy is ready to do anything to protect his son Alan. Having failed to achieve justice under the law, Aktan and his childhood friend Kuba seize the courthouse with weapons in their hands.

Kazakhstan, January 2022. Protests are shaking the entire country. Five ordinary people become caught up in these events and face difficult life choices. Their stories come together, showing how one person’s drama turns into a national tragedy.

The house is alive with wedding preparations. On a hot summer day, food is being laid out, music fills the air, and Gulnaz, a strong-willed mother of three, is determined to give her daughter Ainara a beautiful Kazakh wedding. Then someone notices that Meirim, her youngest son, is missing. At first, there is hope for a simple explanation. But hours pass, calls lead nowhere, and the celebration slowly gives way to fear. As relatives and friends are drawn into the search, old tensions rise and secrets begin slipping through the cracks.

The house is alive with wedding preparations. On a hot summer day, food is being laid out, music fills the air, and Gulnaz, a strong-willed mother of three, is determined to give her daughter Ainara a beautiful Kazakh wedding. Then someone notices that Meirim, her youngest son, is missing. At first, there is hope for a simple explanation. But hours pass, calls lead nowhere, and the celebration slowly gives way to fear. As relatives and friends are drawn into the search, old tensions rise and secrets begin slipping through the cracks.

Year 2009. A small town on the shores of Issyk-Kul. Aktan, a schoolboy who dreams of joining the ranks of the National Security Committee, is faced with the injustice of the justice system. A local deputy is ready to do anything to protect his son Alan. Having failed to achieve justice under the law, Aktan and his childhood friend Kuba seize the courthouse with weapons in their hands.

Kazakhstan, January 2022. Protests are shaking the entire country. Five ordinary people become caught up in these events and face difficult life choices. Their stories come together, showing how one person’s drama turns into a national tragedy.

Kazakhstan, January 2022. Protests are shaking the entire country. Five ordinary people become caught up in these events and face difficult life choices. Their stories come together, showing how one person’s drama turns into a national tragedy.