Bekzat Pirmatov

A young woman, grappling with a devastating loss, wakes up each night feeling increasingly drained—as if someone were siphoning away her strength. In search of salvation, she travels to a seer living high in the mountains, where she discovers that she has fallen victim to an Albasty—an ancient, malevolent spirit that preys upon those broken by grief and unable to let go of the past. It assumes the guise of a person's deepest fear, gradually destroying them from within.

Central Asia. A sanatorium called Aurora, is located at the shores of the high mountainous lake Issyk-Kul and the action of the film is taking place in this sanatorium. All happens in one day. The sanatorium serves as a mirror of the whole country, which is a kind of health resort for its population, with its beautiful nature. Sudden break of the balance between time and space leads to the start of the mechanism of fatal processes.