This movie is about the life of Marat Ayumov, a former soldier from Kazakhstan who fought in Afghaninstan. The past and present are interwoven in the memories of the protagonist. Throughout the film, in fragmented flashbacks, the hero recollects the time when he, as a soldier, fought in the armed conflict in the mountainous country as he travels to Afghanistan to accompany a young and creative TV crew making a documentary called “Following Alexander the Great”.
Aleksandr Novototskiy-Vlasov
Writer
Egor Konchalovsky
Director

Seydulla Moldakhanov
Marat Ayumov

Berik Aitzhanov
Marat Ayumov in his youth

Karlygash Mukhamedzhanova
Dinara

Natalya Arinbasarova
Marat Ayumov's grandmother

Gulnara Dusmatova
Saule

Ivan Zhidkov
Aleksey

Gosha Kutsenko
colonel-pilot
Asha Mataj
Aliya

Denis Nikiforov
Andrey Ostrovskiy
Небо80%
Behold a Pale Horse60%
Калашников73%
Сибириада71%
Комиссар64%
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell68%
Время патриотов75%
12 Strong63%
For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada68%
Лётчик65%
An Ordinary Man62%
А Зори Здесь Тихие...67%
Boudica58%
Красный призрак59%
Field of Lost Shoes61%
Судьба человека75%
Подольские курсанты65%
The One That Got Away68%
Ballistic59%
The Devil's Double66%