The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Chouga is a beautiful, rich and beloved young woman. She is thirty and lives in Astana, the Kazak new capital. She is married to a famous scientist in his sixties and has a seven-year-old son. Her brother and sister-in-law live in Almaty. The couple is tearing apart and Chouga’s brother requests her to come and try to bring them back together. There she meets Ablaï, a rich and idle young man whom she strongly feels attracted to. Once back to Astana, Chouga tries to withstand this sensual attraction about which she has a premonition of a tragic outcome.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Darezhan OmirbayevDirector
- Limara ZjeksembayevaWriter
Cast
- Aidos SagatovBronsky
- Ainur TurgambayevaCast
- Ainur SapargaliCast
- Zhasulan AsauovCast
- Serik ZhubandykovCast
- Kuat ShildebaevCast
- Ulzhan KoldauovaCast
- Joël FargesCast