Racketeer

Directed by Akan Satayev

With Sayat Isembayev, Murat Bisenbin, Asel Sagatova, Zhan Baizhanbayev and Saken Aminov

Set in the early 1990s in Almaty, the film follows Sayan, a promising young boxer who decides to punch his way into a better life by joining a local criminal gang. As he climbs the ranks of the underworld, he quickly learns that the path of a racketeer comes with a heavy price, and some choices can never be undone. A gritty, first-person account of ambition, loyalty, and the inevitable reckoning in a lawless era.