The Return to A

Story

Synopsis

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”.

Director

Egor Konchalovsky

Writers

Aleksandr Novototskiy-Vlasov, Vladimir Moiseenko

Language

Russian

Country

Kazakhstan, Russia

Release date

1 January 2011

Ensemble

Cast

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  Seydulla Moldakhanov

  Marat Ayumov

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  Berik Aitzhanov

  Marat Ayumov in his youth

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  Karlygash Mukhamedzhanova

  Dinara

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  Natalya Arinbasarova

  Marat Ayumov's grandmother

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  Gulnara Dusmatova

  Saule

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  Ivan Zhidkov

  Aleksey

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  Gosha Kutsenko

  colonel-pilot

• Asha Mataj

  Aliya

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  Denis Nikiforov

  Andrey Ostrovskiy

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  Andrey Shibarshin

  Sergey

• Sultanna Karimova

• Arman Asenov

  Kara-mayor