Myn Bala: Warriors of the Steppe (2012)

Kazakhstan, 1729: The Dzungars, a ferocious Mongol tribe, has swept across the steppes. Kazakh sultans have left their people to fend for themselves. Driven by revenge and his love for Zere, young Sartai assembles a detachment of teenage Kazakh warriors called 'myn bala', 'a thousand boys' in Kazakh. Even as he fights the emotional turmoil experienced by every teenager in the world, he leads his troops into a historical battle against the Dzungars, freeing his country after decades of terror.

Director: Akan Satayev
Writer: Timur Zhaksylykov
Stars: Aliya Telebarisova, Assylkhan Tolepov and Ayan Utepbergenov