Bolat Kalymbetov

Directing

Bolat Kalymbetov

Born 1955-06-20 · Narynkol, Almaty region, Kazakhstan

Bolat Nurgalievich Kalymbetov (Kazakh: Болат Нұрғалиұлы Қалымбетов; born 20 June 1955; Narynkol) is a Soviet and Kazakh actor, director and screenwriter. He graduated from the acting faculty of the Kazakh State Conservatory. Kurmangazy in 1977 (bridge. People's Artist of the USSR and the Kazakh SSR, Professor H. Bukeeva); directing faculty of the Almaty State Theater and Art Institute in 1989. Member of the Union of Cinematographers of the USSR (1984). He starred in more than 50 films, actively working both at his native Kazakhfilm studio and at other studios of the former Soviet Union. Teacher of the Acting Department at the Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after Zhurgenov.

Acting credits

Racketeer poster
7.2

Set in the early 1990s in Almaty, the film follows Sayan, a promising young boxer who decides to punch his way into a better life by joining a local criminal gang. As he climbs the ranks of the underworld, he quickly learns that the path of a racketeer comes with a heavy price, and some choices can never be undone. A gritty, first-person account of ambition, loyalty, and the inevitable reckoning in a lawless era.

Racketeer

2007

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

Herd Immunity poster
4.8

Selkeu Uashev is a local police officer at Karatas village. He’s not a man of high morals and can hardly be called a role model as a policeman. He turns a deaf ear to lots of criminal offences and takes bribes. For that he’s loved a lot by local criminals and frauds. But one day the commission arrives from the city to declare the big audit all over the village due to pandemic…

Herd Immunity

2021

Who Are You, Horseman? poster
9.0

An English company is developing a gold deposit. Its representative, Allan Kane, is trying to hide some of the gold and take it abroad. In pursuit of the golden caravan, an unthinkable deadly battle unfolds.

Who Are You, Horseman?

1987

Mukagali: Backstage poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mukagali: Backstage

2021

Ademoka’s Education poster
6.3

Ademoka is a headstrong and gifted 15-year-old girl whose big dream is to study. Her status as Lyuli an illegal immigrant from Tajikistan is a serious obstacle to this. She is exploited by her extended family and forced to beg on the streets, she manages to free herself from the family, when they get deported she has to choose between family and education. She gets helped on the way by some oddball characters, who come to her aid against the corrupt system and the patriarchal family.

Ademoka’s Education

2022

Steppe Pursuit poster
9.0

The events of a dynamic, action-packed film take place in the 20s. The main character of the picture is the red commander Rude, a man unrestrainedly brave, courageous and devoted to his work. His opponent is the cunning, insidious and elusive ataman Kudre. Tracking down his gang, Hamit at some point falls into a trap himself and becomes a prisoner of the chieftain.

Steppe Pursuit

1979

The Old Woman poster
NR

An old man and his old woman live in a remote Kazakh village. People call the old man Shorty Kairgali without malice. Kairgali has known his old lady, Kulpash, since high school. So they've been together for forty years. And maybe even more. Shorty also has two restless friends: Baybet and Saskebai, who were once in love with Kulpash. And then one day…

The Old Woman

2014

Once and for a Lifetime poster
NR

The first post-revolutionary years in Kazakhstan, the period of formation of Soviet power. More than once, the bandits tried to deal with the singer of the people, the poet Erken, but could not silence him. It seemed that the earth itself kept him safe — he found shelter and help in the homes of the poor, escaped from prison, on the instructions of the Bolshevik committee, under the guise of a tramp, made his way to the south, explaining everywhere the advantages of Soviet power for the people. Erken carried his love for Aklima through his whole life. Having met her once in one of the villages, he could not forget a young woman whose fate was tragic.

Once and for a Lifetime

1977

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

Ompa poster
10.0

A story about two friends-pilots who despite of having a bit of trouble with luck don't give up on hope & optimism.

Ompa

1998

My Brother poster
NR

A biographical film about the life of Gani Muratbaev, the founder of the Komsomol in the Kazakh SSR .

My Brother

1971

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

The Victims Have No Grievance poster
7.0

A man was killed in the fight, another was seriously injured. The perpetrators confessed to what they had done. The investigator of the prosecutor's office Ilyas Sadykov had only to issue documents. But something in the testimony of the defendants alerted him, and Sadykov started the investigation anew...

The Victims Have No Grievance

1986

It's Time for Ringing Heat poster
NR

The film is dedicated to the life of a modern village, raises current problems of agriculture.

It's Time for Ringing Heat

1980

Triple Jump of Panthera poster
8.0

To speed up Japan's entry into the war against the USSR, Hitler sent his emissary to Tokyo. The route of his plane lay through the territory of Kazakhstan, where refueling was to take place. This operation was codenamed "Panther".

Triple Jump of Panthera

1986

There Are Four of Us poster
NR

One summer, four guys met on the shore of the Gulf of Riga. Azamat came from Kazakhstan. His uncle, a partisan, went missing on Latvian soil. Katya is from Leningrad, and Arvid and Yazep are Latvians. Arvid's mother lived in Kazakhstan during the evacuation, Yazep's uncle and his grandfather were also partisans. The military past brought the guys closer together. The trip to the places of partisan battles was not easy for the friends, but they learned a lot about the events that took place in Latvia during the war.

There Are Four of Us

1971

Sword of Victory poster
NR

A restless schoolboy Aituar finds a mysterious old sword on the outskirts of the village. The boy has no idea what an incredible adventure this find will turn out for him.

Sword of Victory

2012

Goodbye, Medeo poster
9.0

The director and choreographer from Prague are preparing a show performance "Oriental Fairy Tale" - a ballet on ice with the participation of vocal and instrumental ensembles and pop singers. They are shooting their picture in Kazakhstan at the Medeo high-altitude skating rink.

Goodbye, Medeo

1982

Accept Adam! poster
8.0

The worker Adam, a man angular and a little funny, did not have a personal life or business at work for a long time. It was only out of respect for his mother that Adam was enlisted in the squad of high-rise installers. But as soon as the guy started his new duties, a "burning" ticket to a high-altitude campsite turned up. The unexpected adventures that happened to him in the mountains of the Trans-Ili Alatau became special days in his life...

Accept Adam!

1984

Late Love poster
NR

In the center of the plot are three friends, three old men who swore in the name of the happiness of their friend Kaltay to marry him, no matter what. They do not suspect that soon they will have to get into the whirlpool of incredible, but fun adventures. Especially since love is the cause of everything.

Late Love

2010

Seker poster
7.0

Seker is a girl who was raised as a son by a father who wanted his first child to be a boy as tradition in the countryside family demands. When Seker approaches the age of adolescence she faces a mandate from the local school: put on a dress or don't return. So finally gaining her father's permission she turns from a fist-fighting boy into a blossoming young girl.

Seker

2009

We Are Adults poster
NR

After graduating from school, Zholaman comes to the Mangyshlak peninsula and becomes an oil worker. Viewers will learn about how he grows up and matures, about his friends and his first youthful love…

We Are Adults

1980

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Rain

1972

Behind the camera

Mukagali: Backstage poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mukagali: Backstage

2021

The Last Cold Days poster
7.5

May 1945. In a small town of the province of Kazakhstan, far from the front of the war draws to a close, young Vladik and Mary, and Akezhan, a boy a bit ‘largest are among the displaced. It is through the eyes of the latter, his feelings and his reactions, that we enter into intimacy with the different characters and their stories.

The Last Cold Days

1993

The Last Cold Days poster
7.5

May 1945. In a small town of the province of Kazakhstan, far from the front of the war draws to a close, young Vladik and Mary, and Akezhan, a boy a bit ‘largest are among the displaced. It is through the eyes of the latter, his feelings and his reactions, that we enter into intimacy with the different characters and their stories.

The Last Cold Days

1993

Mukagali poster
NR

A Man of great talent. Misunderstood and censored genius. Loving caring father. Lonely fighter for freedom. Eagle of High Mountains. Lucky, but Ill-fated Poet, whom we never knew. Mukagali Makataev became recognized only after his death in 1976. Nowadays he is named as legendary poet of Kazakh literature.

Mukagali

2021

Mukagali poster
NR

A Man of great talent. Misunderstood and censored genius. Loving caring father. Lonely fighter for freedom. Eagle of High Mountains. Lucky, but Ill-fated Poet, whom we never knew. Mukagali Makataev became recognized only after his death in 1976. Nowadays he is named as legendary poet of Kazakh literature.

Mukagali

2021

No artwork available
NR

Through the fates of two young teenagers in love, the social drama of a generation unfolds. The devastating consequences of explosions at the now-abandoned nuclear test site leave an indelible mark on the development and character formation of the young protagonist and his generation.

My Darling

1991

Talan poster
NR

Two boys remain orphans in a difficult time of famine and repression. Meeting friends in a few years will be unexpected for both. This is a myth about the price that a person had to pay to survive during the military dictatorship.

Talan

2018

Talan poster
NR

Two boys remain orphans in a difficult time of famine and repression. Meeting friends in a few years will be unexpected for both. This is a myth about the price that a person had to pay to survive during the military dictatorship.

Talan

2018

Darling poster
9.0

A harsh, sometimes poignantly lyrical narrative about everyday and sometimes hopeless life in the Kazakh provincial hinterland.

Darling

1990

Sardar poster
NR

Two friends Kulzha and Akberdy grew up in the same village. Kurzha's father, the valiant Kazakh batyr Kangerey, was captured by the Dzungars. When Kulzha and Akberdy grew up, they decided to find Kangerey and save the Steppe from the hated Dzungars.

Sardar

2003