Racketeer

(2007)

★ 7.2 IMDb · 15 votes

Genres: Crime, Drama, Action

Year: 2007

Runtime: 80 мин

Country: Kazakhstan

Director: Акан Сатаев

Cast: Саят Исембаев, Мурат Бисембин, Асель Сагатова, Жан Байжанбаев, Сакен Аминов, Ментай Утепбергенов, Владимир Вдовиченков, Болат Калымбетов, Толепберген Байсакалов, Наталья Долматова

Plot

Set in the early 1990s in Almaty, the film follows Sayan, a promising young boxer who decides to punch his way into a better life by joining a local criminal gang. As he climbs the ranks of the underworld, he quickly learns that the path of a racketeer comes with a heavy price, and some choices can never be undone. A gritty, first-person account of ambition, loyalty, and the inevitable reckoning in a lawless era.