Shamshagui Mendiyarova
Acting
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Known For
Etheria Film Festival Short Film Showcase 2025
Collection of short horror films directed by women
Dawn of the Great Steppe
In the 16th century, during the Kazakh Khanate, Kasym Khan was the fourth ruler, often viewed as the greatest leader to unite the Kazakh tribes.
Revenge
A "Romeo & Juliet"-type tale of forbidden loves on the steppes of Kazakhstan. Yershora, a maiden from the Adai clan, instantly falls in love with Zhemal from the neighboring Zhaumit clan. The lover's happiness lasts for one night. When morning comes, Zhemal's clan finds the two together. In the course of clan revenge, Zhemal is subjected to torture and Yershora loses her memory.
Ulzhan
Somewhere in the endless steppes of Central Asia lies a treasure. Frenchman Charles holds the key, a fragment of an ancient map. But in his restless quest, Charles seeks neither fame nor glory, but for a way to heal his wounded soul. He's looking for love. Ulzhan felt it the first time she laid eyes on him.
Surzhekey: Angel of Death
Story of a small Kazakh community in the 1930s terrorized by a Red Army soldier whose task it is to force them to collectivize and to eliminate “kulaks.”
Kozha: New adventure
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Ürei
When a frail grandmother is left to babysit a toddler, the worst-case scenario unfolds.
Fara
Fara is a good-natured man, the son of a murdered bank executive. As his sole close friend gives his life to save him, Fara carries his gratitude and memory of his friend throughout his life. Fara's father left him an inheritance valued at several millions, which the mafia is after now. One day, a mysterious stranger appears claiming her sick child can only be saved with an urgent, and very expensive surgery.
Hot Nest
Galiya, whose personal life did not work out, spent several years in South Korea, from where she regularly sent money to Kazakhstan to build her own house. When she returns to her native village for the housewarming, the woman reunites with her two brothers, sister, brother-in-law, and other relatives, who by that time have already grown accustomed to living in the new house and have no intention of leaving it. Even her unfaithful ex-husband shows up, trying by all means to win Galiya’s forgiveness. Because of the valuable property, disputes arise among family members, jealousy flares up, and old grievances resurface.