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”.
Seydulla Moldakhanov
Berik Aitzhanov
Karlygash Mukhamedzhanova
Natalya Arinbasarova
Gulnara Dusmatova
Ivan Zhidkov
Gosha Kutsenko
Asha Mataj
Denis Nikiforov
Andrey Shibarshin
The Return to A is a drama, war film released in 2011. Directed by Egor Konchalovsky, it stars Seydulla Moldakhanov, Berik Aitzhanov, Karlygash Mukhamedzhanova. 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”.
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