Film Information
Year: 2021
Duration: 113'
Language: VOSE
Genre: Drama
Synopsis
In a modest family of a fishing village, the father of the Kadyr family dies. He is drowned on the boat of the local wastrel Makosh, who threatens the wife of the deceased that if they do not repay the debt for the sunken ship he will announce the late man’s debt on the day of his funeral, putting shame on his family. The widow Sarah tries to find a way out of the situation, which involves her daughter Zere, but her plans fall apart with the arrival of Kadyr’s brother.
Director
Dauren Kamshibayev is a director and screenwriter who studied at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. He is known for directing films like Mangiliq (2015), Zere (2021), and Segiz (2021). Zere is the full-length debut of Kazakhstani director Dauren Kamshibaev. The movie was made with the assistance of the students from Taraz Film School, a free movie school founded by him.