My Dear Children (2009)
Amidst the plains of the Kazakhstan steppes lives a mother and Eldon, the youngest of her five grown-up children. Whilst his four siblings have all married and left home, he and his mother live a simple, traditional existence. However when Eldon announces he has met the love of his life, his mother embarks on a tour of her four other children's homes in search of money for the wedding. As we follow the lovable but demanding mum through the four very different lives, we get a heartwarming family comedy that brilliantly contrasts modern-day and traditional life in Kazakhstan with humor and insight.
Director:
Zhanna Issabayeva
Writer:
Zhanna Issabayeva
| Writing | Zhanna Issabayeva | Screenplay |
| Camera | Vladislav Zazherilo | Director of Photography |
| Production | Askar Sembin | Producer |
| Production | Ayzhan Sembina | Producer |
| Camera | Iskander Narymbetov | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Zhanna Issabayeva | Director |
| Production | Bopesh Zhandayev | Producer |
| Art | Bopesh Zhandayev | Production Design |