Steppenwolf

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Steppenwolf

2024

1h 42m

Mystery & Thriller

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Tamara, in order to find her son, who was kidnapped during the riots, hires an escaped prisoner, Brayuk, a former interrogator. Brayuk agrees to help for money. But his methods prove harsh and Tamara does not accept Brayuk's methods, while he is alien to Tamara's ideas. They decide to find the boy together, and in this, perhaps, is the answer: People are people no matter where they go.

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Maxance Vincent

Film Speak

The two protagonists the audiences are stuck in, while competently acted, are pitifully uninteresting and never get the chance to do anything beyond one-note traits they’re placated with from the minute the movie opens.

Rated: D-

Jul 14, 2025

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Julian Singleton

Cinapse

Steppenwolf is such a bloodthirsty, cruel film–yet it’s unexpectedly, magically one of the most empathetic journeys of the year.

Jul 11, 2025

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Joseph Robinson

Fish Jelly Films (YouTube)

Sadistic, bleak, tedious, yet darkly humorous, Steppenwolf is difficult to categorize and might only satisfy a very specific audience.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 28, 2024

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Jack Walters

Loud and Clear Reviews

Steppenwolf delivers the unique dystopian atmosphere that it promises, but the character work and storytelling leave much to be desired.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 26, 2024

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Kat Hughes

THN

An off-kilter oddball tone and super dark comedy should jar against the cacophony of bullets and bloodshed that rains down. Somehow however, the two are married beautifully by Adilkhan Yerzhanov, creating an incredibly intense viewing experience.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 21, 2024

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James Mottram

The List

Adilkhan Yerzhanov’s film is startling to look at, right from the first frame with the shot of one luckless fellow, his head bagged and a cigarette wedged between his lips.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 2, 2024

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Tamara, in order to find her son, who was kidnapped during the riots, hires an escaped prisoner, Brayuk, a former interrogator. Brayuk agrees to help for money. But his methods prove harsh and Tamara does not accept Brayuk's methods, while he is alien to Tamara's ideas. They decide to find the boy together, and in this, perhaps, is the answer: People are people no matter where they go.

Director: Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Producer: Aliya Mendygozhina, Alexander Rodnyansky, Olga Khlasheva
Screenwriter: Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Production Co: Golden Man Media
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Kazakh
Runtime: 1h 42m

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