Kuanysh, who is about to enroll at an American university, is the pride of his single mother, Dinara. Divorced when Kuanysh was young, Dinara has devoted herself to caring for her son, but as a teenager he has a world his mother is not privy to. One day, Kuanysh goes to a club with his friends and becomes involved in an assault incident, which turns into a homicide when the victim dies during the investigation. The wealthy and influential parents of Kuanysh’s friends attempt to make him the culprit, and now Dinara must protect her son by her own means.
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Cast
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Aigerim Mustafa
Dinara
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Tolkyn Nurbekova
Sara
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Assel Akbarova
Asel
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Ansar Bolatbekuly
Kuanysh
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Damir Amangel’din
Sanzhar
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Dana Amirkul
Leila
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Olzhas Abay
Mukhtar
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Kadirgali Kobentay
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Zhanat Ospanov
Tair
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Nyshanbek Zhubanaev
Marat
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Daniyar Sagitzhanov
Arman
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Alikhan Lepesbaev
Ruslan
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Darkhan Tulegenov Director · Anel Sartayeva Writer Perizat Myrzakhmet Writer
First release October 9, 2026 · Produced in Kazakhstan · Languages English, Kazakh, Russian
Production
Salem Entertainment
Production
Kazakhstan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Кіндік
Original language
Kazakh
Spoken on screen
English · Kazakh · Russian
Release dates
South Korea · October 9, 2026
Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Kazakhstan · November 26, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
November 11, 2026 · Premiere · Mar del Plata International Film Festival
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