A Call to Father
2017, Kazakh. Directed by Serik Aprimov.
This is the story of a six-year-old boy who lived in a formerly prosperous mining village, but after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the mine was closed and his father and mother were left without work. His father earns by selling bricks of abandoned houses. The boy lives in his fictional world. He dreams about school, but he has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This diagnosis is made by a local doctor at the beginning of the film. This is the beginning of his drama.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Kazakh
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- Released
- 11 August 2017
- Original title
- Äkege qoñıraw şalw
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Written by
- Serik Aprimov
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A Call to Father runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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A Call to Father isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 August 2017. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Call to Father?
A Call to Father (2017) was directed by Serik Aprimov and stars Yerbolat Ospankulov, Aizada Satybaldieva, Zhiger Myrzabek.