18 Kilohertz

«18 Kilohertz» refers to a sound frequency that adults cannot hear. The film focuses on the realities which faced teenagers in Kazakhstan in the late 90s, at the time of the drug boom in Almaty. It tackles one side of the conflict between the child and his parents leading to his alienation and flight from home. What makes the teenager prefer romantic asphalt streets to the cozy parental home?

Director: Farkhat Sharipov

Cast: Musakhan Zhumakhan, Alibek Adiken, Kamila Fun-So, Makhabbat Sarkytpayeva, Roman Zhukov, Nyshanbek Zhubanaev

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.