Gulnara has lost her piece of jewelry and suspects her son Sanzhar. Sanzhar, meanwhile, is looking for freedom, which he’s being drawn into by his best friend, Dzhaga. They are searching for freedom while breaking all rules, opening all doors where there’s written “no entry”, going there – where they think that same freedom is hidden. As they seek out new experiences, they fall deeper into an illicit and murky world, putting their dreams and reality at risk. Based on Zara Yesenaman's novel "Hardcore" and mixed with director Farkhat Sharipov's memories of his own adolescence, 18 KHZ offers an uncompromising social critique of the era while capturing the excitement and dangers of a period of national change and exploration. "Set to a thrilling soundtrack, 18 KHZ skillfully conjures up the excitement and dangers of a period of national change and exploration." (Backseat Mafia)
A drug-fueled coming-of-age drama about Kazakh youth's desire for freedom in the post-Soviet upheaval.
Gulnara has lost her piece of jewelry and suspects her son Sanzhar. Sanzhar, meanwhile, is looking for freedom, which he’s being drawn into by his best friend, Dzhaga. They are searching for freedom while breaking all rules, opening all doors where there’s written “no entry”, going there – where they think that same freedom is hidden. As they seek out new experiences, they fall deeper into an illicit and murky world, putting their dreams and reality at risk.
Based on Zara Yesenaman's novel "Hardcore" and mixed with director Farkhat Sharipov's memories of his own adolescence, 18 KHZ offers an uncompromising social critique of the era while capturing the excitement and dangers of a period of national change and exploration.
"Set to a thrilling soundtrack, 18 KHZ skillfully conjures up the excitement and dangers of a period of national change and exploration." (Backseat Mafia)