Mergen

The great Kazakh Steppe. Seventeenth century. Times of war. In the absence of the warrior-father, the boy named Mergen will have to grow up and take care of his family, abandoned by his native village. Baksy, Mergen’s grandmother, gives him her gift as he is the only man left to protect them. Appearance of a Kazakh messenger with an urgent message for the Khan threatens the well-being of the family. A series of rapid events puts life and death in the balance…