Almaty hosts press screening of Kazbat military drama

ALMATY. KAZINFORM – A press screening of Askar Uzabayev military drama Kazbat based on actual events was held in Almaty, Kazinform reports.

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Starring Rinat Doshibekov, Dauren Sergazin, Khalyk Rakhat, Diyas Myrzakhmet and many others, the drama takes the audience back to the tragic events of 1995.

Back then, Kazakhstani soldiers became a part of the peacekeeping mission on the Tajik-Afghan border which ended badly for them. 17 soldiers were killed and 33 sustained injuries.

The film was co-produced by Ayu Cinema Film Company and Qazaqstan TV channel. The TV channel will air the drama on April 7 next year.

The drama will hit cinema theaters nationwide on November 21.