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ABOUT THE FILM
A BAG OF MONEY
LIES UNDER THE SNOW.
THE LAST WEEK OF WINTER.
Gabit, a college physics teacher, is a father of five. This morning, as always, he wakes up early. While the whole town is still asleep, he looks out of the window and sees someone hiding a mysterious bag under the snow in the middle of the empty winter landscape.
Overwhelmed by excitement and curiosity, Gabit makes the first risky decision of his entire life — he takes the bag, full of money, and hides it in the trunk of his old car…
GENRE
COMEDY · SATIRE
RUNTIME
85 MIN
COUNTRY
KAZAKHSTAN
WORLD PREMIERE
A WINDOW ON
ASIAN CINEMA
Qysta will have its world premiere in “A Window on Asian Cinema”, one of the main sections of the 31st Busan International Film Festival 2026 (South Korea), dedicated to contemporary Asian cinema.
31ST BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL · 6–15 OCTOBER 2026
BUSAN SCREENINGS
WED
7
OCT
16:00
Busan Cinema Center · Cinema 2
KOREAN & ENGLISH SUBTITLES
FRI
9
OCT
16:00
Lotte Cinema Centum City 2
KOREAN & ENGLISH SUBTITLES
MON
12
OCT
16:20
CGV Centum City 2
KOREAN & ENGLISH SUBTITLES
THE XAIKU TEAM BEHIND THE FILM
01
Bauyrzhan Nurkeyev
02
Nursultan Nuskabekov
03
Yerlan Nurmukhambetov
CAST & CREW
DIRECTOR · SCREENWRITER · LEAD ACTOR
Yerlan Nurmukhambetov
DIRECTOR · SCREENWRITER
Nursultan Nuskabekov
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Bauyrzhan Nurkeyev
INTERNATIONAL PRODUCER
Julia Kim
PRODUCER
Sanurzhan Suleimen
STARRING
Zhanar Shokpanova
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Doskhan Uakhitov
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Marat Imanbergen
COSTUME DESIGN
Zhanna Abdiker
SOUND
Nikita Artyukhov
MUSIC
Aigerim Makibayeva
WITH THE SUPPORT OF
Zhumakyz Kaliyeva · Anel Donenbay
PRODUCTION PARTNERS
Xaiku · Create and Sale Production Rental · Sound Myrza
FESTIVALS & DISTRIBUTION
BRING QYSTA TO YOUR AUDIENCE
After its world premiere in Busan, Qysta is looking for further festival screenings and distribution partners. Get in touch with our producers.