Five lives, one brutal winter — when your government calls you the enemy.
Kazakhstan, January 2022. Protests are shaking the entire country. Five ordinary people become caught up in these events and face difficult life choices. Their stories come together, showing how one person’s drama turns into a national tragedy.
Acting
Eldos Shaikenov's quiet desperation anchors the chaos.
Direction
Three directors, one voice — remarkably cohesive vision.
Cinematography
Frozen Almaty streets that feel like another character.
Director
Darkhan Tulegenov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released mere months after the actual events, this is among the fastest cinematic responses to a national trauma in Kazakh history.
The title references both Holocaust remembrance and Kazakh state rhetoric — a bitter irony the film refuses to resolve.
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