Districts

"Where the street laws are"

2016 1h 27m RU

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8.6

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★8.6TMDB · 5

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Synopsis

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Alma-Ata, 1987. The protagonist of the film is 16-year-old Arsen, who moves from the suburbs to the city center and goes to a new school. At the new school, he makes friends with classmates who are active participants in the so-called "District Movements". Along with this, Arsen faces street, teenage hierarchy and violence. And before him there is a choice, to become like everyone else or to remain true to himself.

“Where the street laws are”

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Cast

Sharip Serik
Azamat
Asel Sagatova
Louisa
Zhandos Aibassov
Marlen
Daniyar Alshinov
Rashid
Elteres Nurzhanov
Arsen
Sanurzhan Suleymenov
Habib
Maryam Satai
Dina
Aziz Beyshenaliev
Musaev

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akan Satayev
Writers: Timur Zhaksylykov
Languages: Kazakh, Russian
Countries: Kazakhstan

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Kazakh, Russian.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Akan Satayev, shot by Khasan Kydyraliyev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sharip Serik and Asel Sagatova and Zhandos Aibassov carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Where the street laws are".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5715622 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Akan Satayev directs. Khasan Kydyraliyev behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Kazakhstan. Dialogue in Kazakh, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Kazakh, Russian.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Akan Satayev, shot by Khasan Kydyraliyev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Sharip Serik and Asel Sagatova and Zhandos Aibassov carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Where the street laws are".
8IMDB entry: tt5715622 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.