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This movie is about the life of Marat Ayumov, a former soldier from Kazakhstan who fought in Afghaninstan. The past and present are interwoven in the memories of the protagonist. Throughout the film, in fragmented flashbacks, the hero recollects the time when he, as a soldier, fought in the armed conflict in the mountainous country as he travels to Afghanistan to accompany a young and creative TV crew making a documentary called “Following Alexander the Great”.
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This movie is about the life of Marat Ayumov, a former soldier from Kazakhstan who fought in Afghaninstan. The past and present are interwoven in the memories of the protagonist. Throughout the film, in fragmented flashbacks, the hero recollects the time when he, as a soldier, fought in the armed conflict in the mountainous country as he travels to Afghanistan to accompany a young and creative TV crew making a documentary called “Following Alexander the Great”.
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Genre:Drama, War
Written By:Vladimir Moiseenko, Aleksandr Novototskiy-Vlasov
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Runtime:116 minutes
Studio:Kazakhfilm Studios
Cast
Egor Konchalovsky
Director
Seydulla Moldakhanov
Marat Ayumov
Berik Aitzhanov
Marat Ayumov in his youth
Karlygash Mukhamedzhanova
Dinara
Natalya Arinbasarova
Marat Ayumov's grandmother
Gulnara Dusmatova
Saule
Ivan Zhidkov
Aleksey
Gosha Kutsenko
colonel-pilot
Asha Mataj
Aliya
Denis Nikiforov
Andrey Ostrovskiy
Andrey Shibarshin
Sergey
Sultanna Karimova
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