The Crying Steppe (2020)
In the 1920-30s, 70% of the indigenous population died from the Great Famine created by the Bolsheviks in Kazakhstan. Overcoming the dreadful fear of death and despair, an eagle hunter's family from a Kazakh village in the highlands is trying to stay alive in the midst of the fierce winter and face a moral choice, to die as human beings or to survive at any cost, transgressing the human decency.
Released: Dec 11, 2020
Runtime: 108 minutes
Stars: Dulyga Akmolda, Akylkhan Almassov, Sayazhan Kulymbetova, Adilet Zhangali, Rayana Daulet
Crew: Marina Kunarova (Director), Yerkanat Bekezhan (Line Producer), Birgit Gernböck (Associate Producer), Gulzhaina Garifollina (Casting), Berikbol Sabyrzhanov (Co-Writer), Anara Malikova (Executive Producer)