In Winter

A quiet, low-key drama that finds gentle humor and creeping unease in a struggling family's sudden moral dilemma.

Directed by

Nursultan Nuskabekov, Yerlan Nurmukhambetov

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Starring

Yerlan Nurmukhambetov, Zhanar Shokpanova, Olzhas Marat

Overview

Gabit, a physics teacher and father of five, is struggling to make ends meet when he happens upon a bag containing a large sum of cash buried in the snow-covered field outside his apartment building. Suddenly his life becomes comfortable, with him repaying bank loans and treating his family to expensive meals and gifts. But anxiety over where the money came from soon begins to weigh on him.

How it feels

Melancholic, warm, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Class, guilt, family, morality

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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