Kazakh Khanate: Diamond Sword (2016)

Kazakh Khanate: Diamond Sword is a historical epic from Kazakhstan, telling the story of how the sultans Kerei and Zhanibek broke away from the rule of Abulkhair Khan in the fifteenth century and led their people to establish the Kazakh Khanate. It mixes court intrigue, battles on horseback and sweeping steppe landscapes. The film was made as part of national celebrations marking the 550th anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate and was accompanied by a television series.