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Aykhal 

Friends and strangers, lifelong friends and sworn enemies, our territory and the enemy's territory. These are the thoughts that Aikhal, the leader of a rural gang, lives with. He's torn between life in the gang, with its violence and fights, and school life—with exams, love, and the future. Aikhal's frivolity and short temper will lead to great difficulties not only in his own life, but also in the life of his younger brother, Darkhan.
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Friends and strangers, lifelong friends and sworn enemies, our territory and the enemy's territory. These are the thoughts that Aikhal, the leader of a rural gang, lives with. He's torn between life in the gang, with its violence and fights, and school life—with exams, love, and the future. Aikhal's frivolity and short temper will lead to great difficulties not only in his own life, but also in the life of his younger brother, Darkhan.

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Genre:Crime, Drama
Directed By:Dyuluskhan Androsov
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Runtime:99 minutes
Studio:Sinet Spark

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Dyuluskhan Androsov

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Erkhan Sleptsov

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Tatyana Legantyeva

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Ilyana Pavlova

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