Single mother Alina tries to enroll her son, Serik, in an elite military academy, but he is bullied by his classmates because of his girlish appearance, and the principal deems him unfit for the school. Alina succeeds in getting Serik reinstated by taking advantage of Serik's father's high military rank. But she is warned by a woman whose son has committed suicide at the school that Serik will follow the same path...
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Adilkhan Yerzhanov Director · Sandro Di Stefano Composer Yerkinbek Ptyraliyev Cinematographer
First release November 1, 2024 · Produced in Kazakhstan · Languages Kazakh, Russian
Production
Short Brothers
Production
Tiger Films
Production
Kazakhstan
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Original title
Кадет
Original language
Kazakh
Spoken on screen
Kazakh · Russian
Release dates
Japan · November 1, 2024
Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
July 5, 2025 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Estonia
May 3, 2025 · Premiere · Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival
France
September 8, 2025 · Premiere · L'Etrange Festival Paris
Germany
February 18, 2025 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
April 11, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
South Korea
July 4, 2025 · Premiere · Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
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