Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf

TIFF65: Greek Premiere
In a bleak near-future, a young woman named Tamara is desperately searching for her missing son in a small town overwhelmed by chaos and violence. In a last-ditch effort to find him, she turns to a corrupt ex-cop whose cruel and sadistic methods are deeply unsettling. But despite the fear he instills in her, Tamara chooses to see this mission through, no matter what it costs. Brutally honest and relentlessly dark, this film reinvents the western genre with post-apocalyptic elements, forcing viewers to face harsh realities head-on. Through a powerful visual language, it explores the erosion of morality in a society descending into chaos and inhumanity. Drawing inspiration from directors like Sam Peckinpah, John Carpenter, and John Ford, it delivers a potent modern allegory that echoes classics like The Searchers.
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Direction: Adіlkhan Yerzhanov
Script: Adіlkhan Yerzhanov
Cinematography: Yerkіnbek Ptyraliyev
Editing: Arif Tleuzhanov, Adіlkhan Yerzhanov
Sound: Aleksandr Khimich
Music: Galymzhan Moldanazar
Actors: Berіk Aitzhanov, Anna Starchenko, Azamat Nigmanov, Yerkіn Gubashev, Nurbek Mukushev, Yerbolat Alkozhayev, Bauyrzhan Kaptagay
Production: Golden Man Media, State Center of the National Film Support
Producers: Aliya Mendygozhina, Alexander Rodnyansky
Costumes: Nadiya Kokenova
Production Design: Yermek Utegenov
Make Up: Svetlana Pershina, Aygerіm Uzakova, Marina Nesterova
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Kazakhstan
Production Year: 2024
Duration: 102'
Contact: Blue Finch Film Releasing
Awards/Distinctions: Golden Raven – Brussels IFF Film (2024), Cheval Noir Award for Outstanding Performance – Fantasia Film Festival (2024)

Adіlkhan Yerzhanov

Adilkhan Yerzhanov is a film director and scriptwriter. He was born in Djezkazgan City of Kazakhstan on August 7, 1982. In 2009 he graduated from Kazakh National Academy of Arts with a major in Film directing. Adilkhan Yerzhanov is a two-time participant in the Cannes Film Festival's Official Program (The Owners, 2014, Official Selection, and The Gentle Indifference of the World, 2018, Un Certain Regard Section). Winner of Asia Pacific Screen Awards-2019” (often referred to as the Asian Oscars) for Best Achievement in Directing for A Dark, Dark Man. He is a member of the European Film Academy and the Asia Pacific Screen Award Academy. All of his films were premiered and awarded at many international film festivals. He has participated in several film labs, including the Atelier Cinéfondation at the Cannes Film Festival (2014), Berlinale Talents in Berlin IFF (2014) and the Open Doors in Locarno Film Festival (2010).

Filmography

2013 Constructors
2016 The Plague at the Karatas Village
2018 Night God
2018 The Gentle Indifference of the World
2019 Atbai’s Fight
2020 Yellow Cat
2021 Herd Immunity
2022 Assault
2022 Goliath
2024 Steppenwolf