GenresDrama, War
Release Date2025-02-14
Runtime119 min
Main Audio LanguageKazakh
CountriesKZ
Production CompanyQARA Pictures LLC
KeywordsPeriod Piece, Realism, Survival, Based on True Stories, Bleak, Gritty, Thought-Provoking, History, 1930S
TagsKazakh famine, 1930s survival, gravedigger, mission, Historical Drama, mystery stranger, betrayal and trust, desperate journey, Soviet-era Kazakhstan, human endurance, dangerous path, hunger, survival, brotherhood, Starvation, despair, children, cannibalism, sacrifice, trust, escape, death, Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, ASSR, USSR
Advisory
Language, Violence
Festivals
- Asian Film Awards, 2024
- Asia Pacific Screen Awards, 2023
- Camerimage, 2023
- Shanghai International Film Festival, 2023
Awards
Asia Pacific Screen Award, Best Cinematography, 2023
Shanghai International Film Festival, Best Director, 2023
