The film epic, the Head of State being its creation mover, has been made at the Shaken Aimanov Kazakhfilm studio under the order of Culture and Sports Ministry.
The new Kazakh historical film is based on "Diamond Sword" novel, being the first book of "The Nomads" saga by the Kazakh literature classic Ilyas Essenberlin. The action takes place in the XV c.; the story involves key events in the Kazakh statehood formation under the khans Zhanibek and Kerey.
Famous filmmakers of the country - director Rustem Abdrashev, scenarists Smagul Elubaev and Timur Zhaksybekov – have been engaged in that multi-episode TV project. A total of 500 people worked at the film.
"Kazakh Eli" film will achieve international distribution in the short term.
