A family lives in a tiny Kazakh village. The oldest child, Aslan, is 13 and his four brothers grow up regarding him with admiration. Kind and empathetic, Aslan asks the strict father to show mercy towards his brothers. When Kanat, a neurasthenic teenager, arrives in the village from the city and shows the kids a gadget with games, life takes a different turn for the family. In an attempt to regain his influence, Aslan takes them to a river, their secret paradise. There, Kanat disappears. Each brother will have his own way of dealing with the tragedy, and family ties will be crush-tested
The River (Ozen)
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The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.