18 Kilohertz

18 Kilohertz 2020 Directed by Farkhat Sharipov 18 килогерц

«18 Kilohertz» refers to a sound frequency that adults cannot hear. The film focuses on the realities which faced teenagers in Kazakhstan in the late 90s, at the time of the drug boom in Almaty. It tackles one side of the conflict between the child and his parents leading to his alienation and flight from home. What makes the teenager prefer romantic asphalt streets to the cozy parental home?

Country Kazakhstan

Production Country Kazakhstan

Language Russian

Spoken Languages Kazakh , Russian

Gnere Drama

Production Companies Centera Production , Altera Pars

Release Date 11 October 2020

82 mins

Cast

Musakhan Zhumakhan Sancho

Alibek Adiken Jaga

Kamila Fun-So Alice

Makhabbat Sarkytpayeva Sancho's mother

Roman Zhukov

Nyshanbek Zhubanaev Kara

Crew

Director

Farkhat Sharipov

Writer

Farkhat Sharipov

Producers

Dina Zhumabek

Farkhat Sharipov

Cinematography

Talgat Nuriyev

Sound

Ilya Odegov

Art Direction

Alexey Shindin

Camera Operator

Alexandr Plotnikov

Casting

Anastasiya Hisamova