The Stars Have Aligned (2016)
An English correspondent arrives in Astana to interview the named Leader of the Nation Nazarbayev. Nazarbayev is hosting an English guest. The interview turns into Nazarbayev's story about life, fate and the difficult path of gaining independence. The President introduces the writer to local customs, at the same time telling about the most difficult periods of his life, from his appointment in 1984 as chairman of the Council of Ministers to becoming President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 1991.
Director: Sergey Snezhkin
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Berik Aitzhanov as Nursultan Nazarbaev |
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Hugh Fraser as |
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Sergey Garmash as |
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Aleksey Guskov as Boris Yeltsin |
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Dinara Baktybayeva as |
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Karlygash Mukhamedzhanova as |
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Darya Moroz as |
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Azamat Satybaldy as |
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Aldabek Shalbayev as |
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Igor Ugolnikov as Mikhail Gorbachyov |
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Yuriy Itskov as Konstantin Chernenko |
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Farhad Abdraimov as |
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Gani Kulzhanov as |
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Steven Pacey as |
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Richard Cordery as |
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Guo Jiulong as Lee Kuan Yew |
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Vladimir Bogdanov as |
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Altynay Nogerbek as |
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Oleg Volku as |
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Artur Vakha as |
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Yerkebulan Daiyrov as |
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Bauirzhan Kaptagay as |
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Sergey Lobyntsev as |
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Erbolat Toguzakov as |
| Production | Tasbolat Merekenov | Producer |
| Camera | Sergey Machilsky | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Yuriy Poteenko | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Inessa Snezhkina-Sabanova | Costume Design |
| Writing | Sergey Snezhkin | Writer |
| Art | Dmitry Tatarnikov | Production Design |
| Directing | Sergey Snezhkin | Director |