The Shadow's Edge
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Film / 2007
Racketeer
Directed by
Akan Satayev
Set in the early 1990s in Almaty, the film follows Sayan, a promising young boxer who decides to punch his way into a better life by joining a local criminal gang. As he climbs the ranks of the underworld, he quickly learns that the path of a racketeer comes with a heavy price, and some choices can never be undone. A gritty, first-person account of ambition, loyalty, and the inevitable reckoning in a lawless era.
The story
Set in the early 1990s in Almaty, the film follows Sayan, a promising young boxer who decides to punch his way into a better life by joining a local criminal gang. As he climbs the ranks of the underworld, he quickly learns that the path of a racketeer comes with a heavy price, and some choices can never be undone. A gritty, first-person account of ambition, loyalty, and the inevitable reckoning in a lawless era.
Cast
Sayat IsembayevSayan
Murat BisenbinRuslan
Asel SagatovaAsel
Zhan BaizhanbayevZhan
Saken AminovAman
Mentay UtepbergenovMake (Zhan's Partner)
Vladimir VdovichenkovVolodya
Bolat KalymbetovAbu
Tulepbergen BaisakalovThimblerig Player
Natalya DolmatovaMidwife
Murat NurasilovBeer Stall Owner
Alma RulasAlma (Zhan's Wife)
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