Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
ZA
Zhasulan Asauov
Zhasulan
Lead
Gulnara Dusmatova
Nurse Gula
IK
Ilyas Kalymbetov
Ilyas
ST
Saule Toktybayeva
Saule
BA
Baurzhan Akhmetov
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AB
Asil Badayev
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AB
Almas Bekgullayev
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Darezhan Omirbayev's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Cardiogram is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
