The Crying Steppe (2020)

Kazakhstan, 1920s. The shadow of the Great Famine, engineered by the Bolsheviks, looms large, claiming 70% of the indigenous population. High in the highlands, an eagle hunter's family confronts unimaginable hardship as winter's icy grip tightens. They face a brutal moral reckoning amid starvation's despair. Will they succumb to the pervasive dread, preserving their humanity in death, or will they sacrifice their principles, choosing survival through any means necessary? Their story becomes a haunting testament to resilience in the face of calculated inhumanity.