Steppenwolf – Fantasia 2024

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Steppenwolf Fantasia 2024

Adilkhan Yerzhanov

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Fantasia 2024

July 18 to August 4, 2024

Film Info

Content Advisory: Death/harm to Child, Excessive or gratuitous violence, Kidnapping

FILM FESTIVAL
Fantasia 2024 Fantasia Film Festival

PROGRAMME
Cheval Noir

AWARDS
Cheval Noir Award Cheval Noir Outstanding Performance

A traumatized woman joins forces with a psychotic former police officer to locate her kidnapped son in . In a dystopian future, Kazakhstan has turned into a post-apocalyptic wasteland, where lawlessness rules. Tamara () is a despondent woman, so consumed by trauma that she can barely speak. She wanders into a police station and asks brutal interrogator Brajyuk (Berik Aitzhanov) for help finding her kidnapped son Timka. Brajyuk agrees to do so if only to get himself close to the local warlord Tahu.

Steppenwolf Synopsis

Steppenwolf is a brutal post-apocalyptic drama written and directed by Kazakh filmmaker Adilkhan Yerzhanov. The film is set in a brutal post-apocalyptic world, where children are kidnapped for organ harvesting. The protagonist Tamara wants to find her son Timka before this happens to him. She seeks help from former detective Brajyuk, who is the very epitome of an anti-hero, not afraid to use brutal violence to get his way.

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My Thoughts on Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf is a brutal and unforgiving film, featuring some quite nasty scenes of violence, including a notable one where a man has one hand crushed by a car and the other one is brutally smashed with a hammer. However, Steppenwolf has quite memorable lead performances by Starchenko and Berik Aitzhanov and an equally memorable synth score. While the film is not for everyone, Steppenwolf has the makings of a post-apocalyptic cult classic.

Trailer for Steppenwolf – Fantasia 2024

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Sean Patrick Kelly

Sean Patrick Kelly is a Toronto-based freelance film critic and blogger with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies from York University. Since founding his site in 2004, Sean has shared his passion for cinema through insightful reviews and commentary. His work has also been featured in prominent outlets, including Toronto Film Scene, HuffPost Canada, Screen Anarchy, ScreenRant, and Rue Morgue Magazine.

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