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Sheker

2020 · 160 min

A slow, sobering descent into a young man's bad choices, watching him drift from desperation into a numb, dangerous rhythm.

Directed by
Aitore Zholdaskali
Genres
Drama
Starring
Azat Zhumadil, Madina Kakimseitova, Sharip Serik (Shakenti)
Overview
Almaty, our days. Sophomore Aldiyar finds out that he is being expelled from the university, and in order to prevent this from happening, he must find a large sum for restoration in a short time. Fearing that his strict father will find out about the deduction, he decides to earn the necessary amount and gets a job as a courier for a synthetic drug store. Aldiyar successfully distributes drugs and gets into the taste, forgetting about his goal. With the appearance of money, a dream girl and a dishonest policeman pay attention to him.

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Directed by
Aitore Zholdaskali
Genres
Drama
Starring
Azat Zhumadil, Madina Kakimseitova, Sharip Serik (Shakenti)
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • addiction
  • coming-of-age
  • corruption
  • family
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Aitore Zholdaskali
Written by
Nursultan Dzhumabekov, Arystan Kaunev
Starring
Azat Zhumadil, Madina Kakimseitova, Sharip Serik (Shakenti), Ansar Ilyasov, Aibar Saly
Cinematography
Bagdat Argynov
Runtime
160 min
Country
Kazakhstan
Languages
Kazakh

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