Goliath

The Kazakh village Karatas has long been subjugated by a criminal boss called Poshaev. He provides housing and jobs for the locals but will ruthlessly execute anyone who dares to oppose him. This is the lesson the pauper Arzu is about to learn first-hand – his wife Karina has informed the police about the crimes that are taking place there. Arzu is a cripple; now he has to raise his little daughter alone. He is so helpless and grief-stricken that he doesn’t even seem to be contemplating revenge. Poshaev takes him under his wing and offers him the position of a guard at a building site. Soon Arzu has a chance to prove his loyalty, and he becomes Poshaev’s right hand. But where do Arzu’s real loyalties lie – with his boss or with the idea of justice?
Written and directed by Adilkhan YERZHANOV
DOP: Aydar SHARIPOV
Production designer: Yermek UTEGENOV
Sound by Ilya GARIYEV
Music by Galymzhan MOLDANAZAR
Producers: SHORT BROTHERS Olga KHLASHEVA Serik ABISHEV,CHANGEPOINT Alexandre KOCHNEV, Nurassyl JARBASSOV, Gibrat SARSENOV,All Media Company (a START Company) Georgiy Shabanov,FOREST FILM Natalia DROZD,KAZAKHFILM, CINERENTAL Ablaykhan ASHIMOV
Line producer: Mariya ISSITOVA
Creative producer: Serik ABISHEV
Cast: Arzu – Berik AITZHANOV,Poshaev – Daniyar ALSHINOV,Security Chief –Dmitriy CHEBOTAREV,Tanya –Alexandra REVENKO