Gulnara Dusmatova

Acting

Gulnara Dusmatova

Born

1964-11-05 (61)

Place of birth

Alma-Ata, Kazakhskaya SSR, USSR

Known for

Acting

Credits

24 titles

Known for

Mugalim poster
NR

Zhandos, a music teacher, lives in the small town of Balkhash and dreams of moving to a big city. He is loved by his students, and the school turns a blind eye to his side jobs. When a patron nostalgic for his hometown arrives, Zhandos is given the chance to leave and must decide what matters more: the art within him, or himself within art.

Mugalim

2026

Code of Silence 2. The Trail of the Black Fish poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Code of Silence 2. The Trail of the Black Fish

1994

The Boyz poster
7.0

A gripping coming-of-age film that follows a group of teenagers as they navigate the challenges of growing up and chasing their dreams in a tough world. As they navigate the complexities of adolescence, the boys find themselves confronted with a variety of obstacles, from family problems and peer pressure to poverty and violence. Some turn to music as a means of expression, others are tempted by the allure of fast money and easy thrills, flirting with a life of crime. But no matter what path they choose, they are united by a deep-seated desire to succeed and find their place in the world.

The Boyz

2023

Burst poster
5.0

A drama about messed up athlete who tries to regain his career.

Burst

2010

No artwork available
NR

A family saga about ordinary residents of Alma-Ata in a difficult period of the 90s. Family stories echo the history of the country. The modest life of yesterday's state employees and luxury apartments of new Russians and Kazakhs. How to get used to a new life without losing humanity?

Crossroad

1996

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

Film credits

2020s · 3 titles

Mugalim poster
NR

Zhandos, a music teacher, lives in the small town of Balkhash and dreams of moving to a big city. He is loved by his students, and the school turns a blind eye to his side jobs. When a patron nostalgic for his hometown arrives, Zhandos is given the chance to leave and must decide what matters more: the art within him, or himself within art.

Mugalim

2026

The Boyz poster
7.0

A gripping coming-of-age film that follows a group of teenagers as they navigate the challenges of growing up and chasing their dreams in a tough world. As they navigate the complexities of adolescence, the boys find themselves confronted with a variety of obstacles, from family problems and peer pressure to poverty and violence. Some turn to music as a means of expression, others are tempted by the allure of fast money and easy thrills, flirting with a life of crime. But no matter what path they choose, they are united by a deep-seated desire to succeed and find their place in the world.

The Boyz

2023

The Great Game: Battle of Generations poster
NR

According to legend, several "asyks" exist in the world, each linked to great historical figures: Genghis Khan, Tutankhamun, Alexander the Great, Aristotle, Napoleon, and Van Gogh. Whoever gathers all of these artifacts will be granted a wish that will be fulfilled instantly. On the eve of the Generations Cup in "asyk", a fierce rivalry ignites between the young world champions and the veteran players — the first national champions — for possession of the Great Asyks. The captain of the elder team comes from a family that has safeguarded part of these precious artifacts, while the remaining "asyks" are in the hands of the owner of the young champions’ team. At stake are not only the fates of many people, but also love and personal ambition.

The Great Game: Battle of Generations

2025

2010s · 8 titles

Burst poster
5.0

A drama about messed up athlete who tries to regain his career.

Burst

2010

The Liquidator poster
4.5

A highly skilled bodyguard avenging his brother's untimely death uncovers a ring of corruption extending to the highest levels of society and government.

The Liquidator

2011

Aruah poster
NR

In the boundless Kazakh steppe, in a house on a hill, old man Agatai lives. His beloved wife died a long time ago, they had no children, there were no relatives left. But Agatai does not give up, his life is full of worries and labors. He takes care of his modest household and, as best he can, protects and protects the expanse of the steppe, which he considers his homeland. And another good deed is done by an old man: he adopts a child who ran away from an orphanage, who accidentally wandered into a house on a hill.

Aruah

2018

The Book of Legends: The Mysterious Forest poster
NR

Bakha and Takha are the sons of a well-known businessman who are really into adventures and surprises. Once, the boys come across a story about the Queen of the Turkic Amazons who needs help to fight the Powers of Evil. The brothers decide to offer their help in exchange for a chance to bring their mother back to life and win back their father's attention. Meanwhile, the boys' stepmom hires two bandits to kidnap her unloved stepsons. The bandits drop the boys off in a forest and this is when the big adventure begins.

The Book of Legends: The Mysterious Forest

2012

The Return to A poster
6.6

This movie is about the life of Marat Ayumov, a former soldier from Kazakhstan who fought in Afghaninstan. The past and present are interwoven in the memories of the protagonist. Throughout the film, in fragmented flashbacks, the hero recollects the time when he, as a soldier, fought in the armed conflict in the mountainous country as he travels to Afghanistan to accompany a young and creative TV crew making a documentary called “Following Alexander the Great”.

The Return to A

2011

My Stranger poster
NR

This story happened in the city of Almaty. Alisher, a young successful guy, one day meets a beautiful ambitious translator Eileen. They still do not understand that fate brought them together for a reason, and that there is one big secret behind their meeting. Young people fall in love with each other, but family secrets can change their lives forever.

My Stranger

2016

Astana, I Love You poster
NR

A new project of Kazakhstani cinematographers under the general direction of Yegor Konchalovsky, which is a feature film. It consists of 10 unrelated film novellas directed by different directors. In its form, the project repeats the French "Paris, I love you", the American "New York, I love you", the Russian "Moscow, I love you!".

Astana, I Love You

2012

Akim poster
7.2

A young major named Azamat, accustomed to a comfortable city life, by coincidence, is sent to work as an akim in a remote village.

Akim

2019

1990s · 3 titles

1980s · 6 titles

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

Красная юрта 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…

Красная юрта

1982

Atone for the Guilt poster
NR

Old Kozhabek is going through grief — his son Sultan was killed in a car accident. After a while, Kozhabek finds out that he has a grandson. The hero goes to the city to find a boy and a woman, to whom he is ready to atone for his son's guilt.

Atone for the Guilt

1984

Three Days of a Holiday poster
7.0

Young Akbota goes to visit her grandmother in Alma Ata and brings her saplings of the sacred archie tree. On the way, she meets architect Murad, and then his wife, actress Sholpan...

Three Days of a Holiday

1982

The Invincible poster
6.0

Film about a Russian Master of Martial Arts, Andrei Khromov (Rostotsky). Based on a true story. A young man travels all over the Eastern republics of the Soviet Union. He is studying various systems of self-defense in order to develop his own system that would make him unbeatable.

The Invincible

1983

No artwork available
NR

Student film of Abay Karpykov. Based on V. Valdimirov's short story of the same name, the film is about life in a remote Kazakh village during the years of World War II.

Clairvoyant Mazhiken

1983

Series credits