FEEL IT.STREAM
Asel Sagatova

Asel Sagatova

Acting

Biography

Asel 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.

Known For

Hunting the Phantom
3.5

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.

Hunting the Phantom

2014
Racketeer
7.4

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.

Racketeer

2007
No image
N/A

The story of the true path of Bauyrzhan Momyshuly from the time when he met General Panfilov, and when he was appointed head of the battalion.

Bauyrzhan Momyshuly

2013
The Knight's Move
5.1

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.

The Knight's Move

2013
The Irony of Love
4.6

An affair which starts as a bet between a three girls suddenly become a big love story...

The Irony of Love

2010
Racketeer 2
7.3

Sayan has survived the accident but 10 years later the past comes after him.

Racketeer 2

2015
Student
5.4

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.

Student

2012
Golden Eagle. Special Forces
N/A

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.

Golden Eagle. Special Forces

2023
Racketeer III: New Times
8.0

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?

Racketeer III: New Times

2025
Districts
9.0

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.

Districts

2016
My Love is Aisulu
N/A

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.

My Love is Aisulu

2020
Bisharashki in Thailand
N/A

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.

Bisharashki in Thailand

2024
Santa Claus
N/A

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.

Santa Claus

2023
Getting Married Is Easy
N/A

Aspiring screenwriter Aidar, in search of an idea for a film about relationships, meets a psychologist. Together, they try to understand what really happens to love after marriage — and why feelings that once seemed “forever” столкнулись с реальностью. In their field of view are several stories: A successful manager, Zhanar, and her husband Zhandos, who has taken on the role of the keeper of the home. Karlygash, coping with her husband’s infidelity and facing a difficult choice. A young couple dreaming of having a child, but confronted with an unsolvable problem. Who will preserve their feelings, and who will decide to start over?

Getting Married Is Easy

2026
Everything is in Your Hands
N/A

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.

Everything is in Your Hands

2024
Teach Me How to Live
N/A

A successful businessman by chance becomes a real mentor for a young waiter who accidentally saves his life.

Teach Me How to Live

2023
Bisharashki 2
N/A

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.

Bisharashki 2

2023
Bisharashki
N/A

The family of a wealthy businessman is forced to flee the city to a village, where an unusual life and unexpected adventures await them.

Bisharashki

2022
Qazaq Alemi 2
N/A

When modest history teacher Daniyar unexpectedly finds himself in a world of people profiting from other people's problems, his path leads him far across the ocean—and straight to his own doubts. Amidst a foreign land and new rules, he realizes: sometimes it's more important than bringing someone home, but to understand where your true home is. This is a story about choice, responsibility, and how true strength lies in being true to your roots and yourself.

Qazaq Alemi 2

2025
What's in Her Head?
N/A

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.

What's in Her Head?

2023