Released:
1995-09-05

Overview:
A 12-year-old boy from the isolated steppes in Kazakhstan has first encounter with the outside world when he is sent to a children's clinic with a treatable heart condition. It is here that he gets his first taste of the pain and pleasure of love when he falls for a kindly young nurse. His crush becomes a bit of an obsession, he spies on her frequently and experiences his first moments of sexual awakening. Also at the institution everyone speaks Russian and soon Jasulan will face exclusion in his own country.

Director:
Darezhan Omirbayev

Runtime:
1h 16min

Genre:
Drama, Family

• Cast:
• 
  Zhasulan Asauov
  as
  Zhasulan
• 
  Gulnara Dusmatova
  as
  Nurse Gula
• 
  Ilyas Kalymbetov
  as
  Ilyas
• 
  Saule Toktybayeva
  as
  Saule
• 
  Baurzhan Akhmetov