Zhan Baizhanbayev
Acting
Biography
He was born on August 5, 1961, in Almaty. His mother, Gulzhavgar Bayzhanbaeva (died in January 1999), worked for the Socialist Kazakhstan newspaper. His father, journalist Anuarbek Aukenev, passed away in 1961. He is the nephew of Anuarbek Nygmetzhanovich Bayzhanbaev (March 26, 1923, Semipalatinsk — October 21, 1989, Almaty), a renowned announcer of the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Kazakh SSR, People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR (1973), Honored Artist of the Kazakh SSR (since 1967), and Honored Radio Operator of the USSR (1958). During his school years, he was involved in swimming, Greco-Roman wrestling, and speed skating. He graduated with honors from the acting department of the Almaty State Theater and Art Institute in 1982. In the late 80s, he performed in the youth theater in Almaty, where he played numerous roles in various productions. He also worked with the Familiar Faces theater in Almaty. In 2013, he starred in the play America, based on Franz Kafka's novel, directed by Andreas Mertz from the Berlin Volksbühne Theater. Since 1984, he has been a permanent actor at the Kazakhfilm studio named after Sh. Aimanov, where he has worked since 1978. From 2002 to 2004, he was the head of the acting department at the Kazakhfilm studio. In 2016, he was part of the jury for Miss Almaty 2016. In 2017, he appeared in an advertisement for Shakh tea.
Known For
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Code of Silence 2. The Trail of the Black Fish
The story of a man and a wolf-dog in East Siberia during the early 1900s.
Aurora Borealis
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
The film is based on the complex intersections of human destinies during the Patriotic War. The family of the headmaster of the school, Turlyzhan Zhanakov, with their participation and care for disadvantaged people, show the high moral values inherent in Kazakhs. The house by the salt lake became a home for immigrants and evacuees and became a kind of Noah's Ark for the post-war future.
The House by the Salt Lake
After a conflict with her future stepfather, Lera decides to find her real father at all costs.
Oasis of love
The third part of the epic "The Way of the Leader" tell about the student years of Nursultan Nazarbayev, about the most important stages of his personality formation against the background of key events in the history of the country, when the future of Kazakhstan's industry was being built in the steppes.
Iron Mountain
The director and choreographer from Prague are preparing a show performance "Oriental Fairy Tale" - a ballet on ice with the participation of vocal and instrumental ensembles and pop singers. They are shooting their picture in Kazakhstan at the Medeo high-altitude skating rink.
Goodbye, Medeo
Arman, Arsen, and Askhat have been competing with each other since childhood—over everything from toys to their parents' attention. Over time, nothing has changed. Every year, when they return to their hometown to celebrate their father Duman’s birthday, they resume their rivalry, boasting about their achievements and trying to one-up each other. Askhat sincerely hopes that this time will be different, and even promises his wife Saule that he won’t react to his brothers’ jabs. However, his hopes are dashed when Arman and Arsen drag him into yet another battle for the title of “Best Son.”
Tamyr
A man was killed in the fight, another was seriously injured. The perpetrators confessed to what they had done. The investigator of the prosecutor's office Ilyas Sadykov had only to issue documents. But something in the testimony of the defendants alerted him, and Sadykov started the investigation anew...
The Victims Have No Grievance
A cosmopolitan Kazakh man decides to ask his rural Kazakh family members to work in his hotel - fun and chaos ensue.
The Kazakh Business
A highly skilled bodyguard avenging his brother's untimely death uncovers a ring of corruption extending to the highest levels of society and government.
The Liquidator
Batyrbek, failed the entrance examination to college, returned home to his native village. His younger brother Ayan Batyrbek decides to help start an independent life - to build a new house and find a suitable bride.
Bride for a Brother
A young miner Ahan is fond of photo hunting. During one of the trips to the mountains, he photographed poachers at the crime scene. Despite threats and blackmail, Ahan exposes the criminals...
A Man on a Motorcycle
A single woman, Nesibeli, raises her son and daughter without a husband. Despite the hardships, she remains cheerful, kind, and always ready to help others, which helps her overcome life’s challenges.
Nesibeli
Sayan has survived the accident but 10 years later the past comes after him.
Racketeer 2
A drama about messed up athlete who tries to regain his career.
Burst
The president Nursultan Nazarbayev announces the transfer of the capital from Almaty to Akmola. Task is almost impossible: to transfer the capital from Alatau highland to the boundless steppes of Saryarka in a short time.
The Leader's Way. Astana
During the years of collectivization, the campaign team "Red Yurt" arrived in a remote Kazakh village. Fearing the organization of a collective farm in the village, the locals tried to flee abroad, but the members of the propaganda team engaged them in battle…
Red Yurt
After graduating from school, Zholaman comes to the Mangyshlak peninsula and becomes an oil worker. Viewers will learn about how he grows up and matures, about his friends and his first youthful love…
We Are Adults
After closing the deal with foreign sponsors Zhomart hopes to get a five stars status to his little hotel but this plan goes south.