Zhaksylak Aitkurman

Madi, a young repatriate from China, comes to Kazakhstan at the invitation of the National University to take part in a prestigious scientific competition. Local students, who are biased against immigrants, prevent Madi from achieving his goal. Meanwhile, his father asks him to find a missing relative who turns out to be a former criminal. Madi is torn between ambitions and family commitments, trying to find her way in two opposite worlds.

Aspiring screenwriter Aidar, in search of an idea for a film about relationships, meets a psychologist. Together, they try to understand what really happens to love after marriage — and why feelings that once seemed “forever” столкнулись с реальностью. In their field of view are several stories: A successful manager, Zhanar, and her husband Zhandos, who has taken on the role of the keeper of the home. Karlygash, coping with her husband’s infidelity and facing a difficult choice. A young couple dreaming of having a child, but confronted with an unsolvable problem. Who will preserve their feelings, and who will decide to start over?