Dastur: The Curse
Old beliefs. New victim.
Single mother Gulzhan discovers that her daughter Dana has gone missing.Soon it becomes clear that the girl was abducted by elderly villagers and taken to an aul inhabited only by old people, where she is being prepared for an ancient ritual.
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Single mother Gulzhan discovers that her daughter Dana has gone missing. Soon it becomes clear that the girl was abducted by elderly villagers and taken to an aul inhabited only by old people, where she is being prepared for an ancient ritual.
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- Release date
- Dec 25, 2025
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
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- Language
- Kazakh
- Country
- Kazakhstan
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