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Akan Satayev

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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Akan Satayev
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The Legend of Tomiris (2019)
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Akan Satayev was born on 23 December 1971 in Karaganda, Karagandinskaya oblast, Kazakhskaya SSR, USSR [now Kazakhstan]. He is a director and producer, known for Strayed (2009), The Legend of Tomiris (2019) and Zhauzhürek myng bala (2012).
BornDecember 23, 1971
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BornDecember 23, 1971
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    Strayed (2009)
    Strayed
    5.6
    • Director(as Akan Sataev)
    • 2009
    Ilez Badurgov, Almira Tursyn, Ghassan Massoud, Berik Aytzhanov, Adil Akhmetov, Aizhan Lighg, Azamat Satybaldy, and Yerkebulan Daiyrov in The Legend of Tomiris (2019)
    The Legend of Tomiris
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2019
    Zhauzhürek myng bala (2012)
    Zhauzhürek myng bala
    6.5
    • Director(as Aqan Sataev)
    • 2012
    Racketeer (2007)
    Racketeer
    6.8
    • Director
    • 2007

    Credits

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    Director

    • Racketeer 3 (2025)
      Racketeer 3
      5.5
      • written and directed by
      • 2025
    • Änel (2024)
      Änel
      6.2
      • directed by
      • 2024
    • Almira Tursyn and Dasten Shakirov in My half (2024)
      My half
      3.4
      • directed by
      • 2024
    • Teach Me How to Live (2023)
      Teach Me How to Live
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Dawn of the Great Steppe (2022)
      Dawn of the Great Steppe
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Bokser (2021)
      Bokser
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Ilez Badurgov, Almira Tursyn, Ghassan Massoud, Berik Aytzhanov, Adil Akhmetov, Aizhan Lighg, Azamat Satybaldy, and Yerkebulan Daiyrov in The Legend of Tomiris (2019)
      The Legend of Tomiris
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Zhantai Kydyraliyev in Put lidera. V epitsentre mira (2018)
      Put lidera. V epitsentre mira
      3.5
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Biznesmeny (2018)
      Biznesmeny
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Ona (2017)
      Ona
      5.5
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Rayony (2016)
      Rayony
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Aruzhan Jazilbekova, Altynai Nogherbek, and Adil Akhmetov in The Road to Mother (2016)
      The Road to Mother
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Clifton Collins Jr., Lorraine Nicholson, and Callan McAuliffe in Hacker (2016)
      Hacker
      6.1
      • Director (as Akan Sataev)
      • 2016
    • Reketir 2: Vozmezdie (2015)
      Reketir 2: Vozmezdie
      5.8
      • Director (as Akan Sataev)
      • 2015
    • Zhauzhürek myng bala (2012)
      Zhauzhürek myng bala
      6.5
      • Director (as Aqan Sataev)
      • 2012

    Producer

    • Racketeer 3 (2025)
      Racketeer 3
      5.5
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Dawn of the Great Steppe (2022)
      Dawn of the Great Steppe
      5.7
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Aleksandra Revenko in The Assault (2022)
      The Assault
      6.0
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Bokser (2021)
      Bokser
      6.1
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Kanikuly OFF-LINE 2 (2019)
      Kanikuly OFF-LINE 2
      5.5
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • A Dark, Dark Man (2019)
      A Dark, Dark Man
      6.8
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Kanikuly OFF-LINE (2019)
      Kanikuly OFF-LINE
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Zhantai Kydyraliyev in Put lidera. V epitsentre mira (2018)
      Put lidera. V epitsentre mira
      3.5
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Biznesmeny (2018)
      Biznesmeny
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2018
    • The Gentle Indifference of the World (2018)
      The Gentle Indifference of the World
      6.7
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Ona (2017)
      Ona
      5.5
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Rayony (2016)
      Rayony
      6.7
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Clifton Collins Jr., Lorraine Nicholson, and Callan McAuliffe in Hacker (2016)
      Hacker
      6.1
      • producer (as Akan Sataev)
      • 2016
    • Reketir 2: Vozmezdie (2015)
      Reketir 2: Vozmezdie
      5.8
      • producer (as Akan Sataev)
      • 2015
    • Aynalayyn (2010)
      Aynalayyn
      8.0
      TV Series
      • producer (as Aqan Sataev, 2010-2011)
      • 2010–2011

    Writer

    • Racketeer 3 (2025)
      Racketeer 3
      5.5
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • Teach Me How to Live (2023)
      Teach Me How to Live
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Dawn of the Great Steppe (2022)
      Dawn of the Great Steppe
      5.7
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Bokser (2021)
      Bokser
      6.1
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Clifton Collins Jr., Lorraine Nicholson, and Callan McAuliffe in Hacker (2016)
      Hacker
      6.1
      • story
      • 2016
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Trailer 2:05
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    Alone (Official trailer)
    Trailer 1:53
    Alone (Official trailer)
    Tomiris (Official trailer)
    Trailer 2:42
    Tomiris (Official trailer)

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Akan Sataev
    • Born
      • December 23, 1971
      • Karaganda, Karagandinskaya oblast, Kazakhskaya SSR, USSR [now Kazakhstan]

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