Cardiogram

The story

A 12-year-old boy from the isolated steppes in Kazakhstan has first encounter with the outside world when he is sent to a children's clinic with a treatable heart condition. It is here that he gets his first taste of the pain and pleasure of love when he falls for a kindly young nurse. His crush becomes a bit of an obsession, he spies on her frequently and experiences his first moments of sexual awakening. Also at the institution everyone speaks Russian and soon Jasulan will face exclusion in his own country.

Cast & crew

Zhasulan Asauov

Zhasulan AsauovZhasulan

Gulnara DusmatovaNurse Gula

Ilyas Kalymbetov

Ilyas KalymbetovIlyas

Saule Toktybayeva

Saule ToktybayevaSaule

Baurzhan Akhmetov

Baurzhan AkhmetovCast

Asil Badayev

Asil BadayevCast

Almas Bekgullayev

Almas BekgullayevCast