Yermek Shinarbayev

After their son is murdered, a couple spends years in pursuit of his killer - eventually raising a second son to avenge them. This epic of suspense remains one of the great highlights of the Kazakh New Wave, and director Yermek Shinarbayev's masterpiece. (Hulu)

In this Kazakh drama the boredom of an aimless Generation X-er in Alma-Ata is chronicled. The protagonist is a 20-year old poet adrift in his life. He spends his days writing, conversing with friends, visiting lovers, taking drugs and listening to opera. His mother's concerns about his laziness fall on deaf ears. Throughout the film, the boy begins pondering his life and becomes increasingly alienated from the world around him. (Filmaffinity)

A writer tells stories from his latest novel with a women whom has taken him to her home. (imdb)

An unexpected encounter changes the existence of a fifty-year-old former dancer, disappointed in life after three husbands and two children. She falls in love with a much younger man, a conflict arising between her passionate desires and her psychological disconnect. (FILMAFFINITY)

Two men wander a Kazakh forest in search of mushrooms, whilst reflecting on their philosophies and memories.