Assel Sagatova
Also Known As: Сагатова Асель Ермековна, Sagatova Assel Ermekovna, Сағатова Әсел Ермековна
Biography: Assel Sagatova is a Kazakhstani actress and model. She was born on May 5, 1985, in Semipalatinsk. In her childhood, she lived in Almaty. Her parents noticed her artistic abilities and sent her to a Russian school with a focus on choreography. Despite her dance training, Asel became interested in mathematics and excelled in her studies. At the age of 14, she received an invitation from a modeling agency and started working in advertising. She also participated in beauty contests. While still a student, Sagatova became one of the most sought-after models. She graduated from the Faculty of International Relations at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and later completed her master's degree with honors. She worked as a presenter on Kazakhstani television, hosting programs such as "Zolotaya Podkova" ("Golden Horseshoe"), "Narodnaya Lotereya" ("People's Lottery"), and others. She made her film debut in 2004 in the movie "The Mother's Lament for the Mankurt". She also played leading roles in films such as "Irony of Love", "Racketeer", "Districts", and others. To further develop her acting skills, she attended acting courses in Los Angeles.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Semipalatinsk, USSR (Semey, Kazakhstan)
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Birthday: May 05, 1985
Age: 40 years old
Gender: Female
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The Irony of Love
Overview: An affair which starts as a bet between a three girls suddenly become a big love story...
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2010-03-25
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Racketeer
Overview: Story of a man named Sayan, that had to live through harsh 1990s and make tough decisions.
Genres: Crime Drama Action
Original Language: kk
Release Date: 2007-11-08
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Hunting the Phantom
Overview: The action of this story begins in the near future. The great device codenamed as the “Phantom” is invented by the Global Security Corporation in order to eliminate the crime and to establish a secure global community. But, it is not how it really is. The reverse side of the “Phantom” is to establish an absolute control over people’s minds. The Corporation aims to change the course of the history, by gaining the community of obedient “puppets”, who would never realize that their minds are being controlled. Step by step, the “Phantom” fractures people’s lives, but nobody suspects anything, until it destroys the lives of in-love couple- Timur and Keira. She is convicted of murder, and he needs to break the law to save her. An American criminal hacker named Zach helps Timur to find the truth, and to uncover the Corporation’s conspiracy.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2014-01-30
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Bisharashki
Overview: The family of a wealthy businessman is forced to flee the city to a village, where an unusual life and unexpected adventures await them.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2022-07-14
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Bisharashki 2
Overview: After returning from a vacation in an exotic country, Baytemir discovers that his house has been sealed. He is accused of fraud, and during the investigation his house, bank accounts and business are arrested.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: kk
Release Date: 2023-12-28
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Santa Claus
Overview: New Year's Eve. Classmates stay in the house on the hillside for various reasons. Everything is happening as if someone specially gathered them here. People who have long lost their faith in fairy tales, at first perceive it as a joke. However, the appearance of an elf and Santa Claus further aggravates the situation. Gradually, they realize that they have really plunged into the world of fairy tales, and they will even have to save the celebration of the New Year, which may not come.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: kk
Release Date: 2023-12-14
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Teach Me How to Live
Overview: A successful businessman by chance becomes a real mentor for a young waiter who accidentally saves his life.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: kk
Release Date: 2023-11-09
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The Knight's Move
Overview: Chess player Tigran unknowingly swallows a stolen ruby at the end of a tournament in Almaty and flies to Armenia. Felix must get back the ruby no matter what.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: hy
Release Date: 2013-11-14
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My Love is Aisulu
Overview: Unconfident Sanjar receives another refusal in the competition of screenwriters. On the way home, he meets a charming girl Aisulu and they have mutual feelings. In an attempt to impress the girl, Sanjar comes up with a story about shooting his film in America. Lovers talk on the phone all the time. Romantic girl Aisulu decides to surprise the young man and goes to the USA. Sanjar is forced to fly on his first flight to America to beg forgiveness from his beloved.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: kk
Release Date: 2020-01-30
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Districts
Overview: Alma-Ata, 1987. The protagonist of the film is 16-year-old Arsen, who moves from the suburbs to the city center and goes to a new school. At the new school, he makes friends with classmates who are active participants in the so-called "District Movements". Along with this, Arsen faces street, teenage hierarchy and violence. And before him there is a choice, to become like everyone else or to remain true to himself.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2016-11-03
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Racketeer 2
Overview: Sayan has survived the accident but 10 years later the past comes after him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2015-05-28
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Racketeer III: New Times
Overview: After serving time for the murder of his sworn enemy, Sayan is released from prison. The son of the murdered man, who gave his word to destroy Sayan, is already waiting for him at liberty. The choice has been made, but what will be the outcome?
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2025-02-13
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Bisharashki in Thailand
Overview: The Baitemir family enjoys a rich life, which is marred by only one fact: Adilet and his wife Leyla cannot have a child. Moldir learns that there is a healer in Thailand who will definitely help them. The family goes to Thailand, where they again encounter troubles.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2024-12-26
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Student
Overview: Spurred by his own postmodern musings and the growing inequality, corruption, and kill-or-be-killed ethic of post-Soviet Kazakhstan, a solitary philosophy student steers his directionless life toward the commission of a violent crime, which leads to growing guilt.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2012-05-17
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Golden Eagle. Special Forces
Overview: A group of candidates undergoes trials to earn the maroon beret (special forces traditional hat). There are three friends among them who try to stick together - Ruslan, Kaysar, and Aibyn. Ruslan and Kaysar are taking the tough exam for the first time, while for Aibyn, it's his third attempt. Each of them dreams of joining the National Guard special unit, but only one of them is destined to make it to the final.
Genres: Action
Original Language: kk
Release Date: 2023-11-01
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Everything is in Your Hands
Overview: Having failed to realize herself either in her family or in her career, Asel still decides to go to a meeting of classmates. At the meeting, she is even more overwhelmed by the success of her classmates and the ridicule of Gauhar. After talking with Timur, who has loved Asel since high school, she realizes that many things could have been different. Depressed, she doesn't intend to live like this anymore. And fate gives her a second chance: Asel returns to the past.
Genres: Science Fiction Romance
Original Language: kk
Release Date: 2024-02-08
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What's in Her Head?
Overview: The loser Yerkin cannot find a job, he is constantly unlucky. Because of this, problems arise in the family. One day he inherited his grandfather's skullcap, which allows him to read the thoughts of women.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: kk
Release Date: 2023-03-16
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