The Sky of My Childhood 2011
Drama
1 hour 51 minutes
The film is about the life of Kazakhstan's first
president, Nursultan Nazarbayev. The story starts
in 1940 and shows his life growing up in a shep-
herd's family with his mother, father and grand-
mother. They lived in a yurt in the mountains of
southern Kazakhstan. Nazarbayev learned a lot
from his family life. He is a happy boy and likes
playing with friends. He enjoys galloping across
the zhaylou on horseback, learning falconry, and playing the stringed dombyro. Sultan
is a high flier. He wins the local baygo and does very well in his studies. As a young
man he works very hard and starts on his journey to become the leader of the nation
The Sky of My Childhood is a beautiful film directed by Rustem Abdrashov. It cost
53 million dollars to make and has very exciting scenes of wolf attacks and hunting
There is also excellent music by Sergey Lobanov, Three actors Elzhas Alpiev. Abilman
sur Serikov and Nurlan Alimzhanov play the role of Nursultan Nazarbayev. His mother
is played by the great Kazakh actress, Natalya Arinbasarova.
