| The Road | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Darezhan Omirbaev |
| Written by | Darezhan Omirbaev Limara Zjeksembayeva |
| Produced by | Limara Zjeksembayeva |
| Starring | Jamshed Usmonov |
| Cinematography | Boris Trochev |
| Edited by | R. Belyakova |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Language | Kazakh |
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