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A brutal story of an unlikely duo who will stop at nothing to find what they are looking for, Adilkhan Yerzhanov's award-winning film Steppenwolf is "a nihilistic, hyper-violent redemption tale filled with social commentary" (Molly Henery, The Blogging Banshee) and "a must-see for fans of ultra-violent, vicious and unforgiving revenge films" (Gary Gamble, Moviehooker).
Tamara (Anna Starchenko), a young lady consumed by trauma, searches for her missing son, Timka, in a small town dominated by riots and violence. In a desperate attempt to get him back, she teams up with an amoral former police investigator (Berik Aitzhanov) whose methods prove to be frequently cruel and sadistic. Quietly determined, Tamara decides to complete the mission with the nihilistic detective, no matter the cost, as the pair embark on a bloody and bullet-riddled road trip in their combined search for salvation. Winner of the Golden Raven Grand Prix at the 2024 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival and the Outstanding Performance Award for both Anna Starchenko and Berik Aitzhanov at the 2024 Fantasia Film Festival, Steppenwolf is the latest film from acclaimed director Adilkhan Yerzhanov (Cannes-selected The Gentle Indifference of the World and Venice-selected Goliath) and Oscar-nominated producer Alexander Rodnyansky (Leviathan).
This Limited Edition release also includes Adilkhan Yerzhanov's 2022 feature film Goliath, available for the very first time in the UK.
Product Features
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- High-Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of Steppenwolf and Goliath
- Original lossless DTS HD-MA 5.1 surround audio for both films
- English subtitles for both films
- Optional Spanish subtitles available for Steppenwolf only
- Brand new audio commentary on Steppenwolf with critic and pop culture historian David Flint, recorded exclusively for Arrow Video in 2025
- Reading Steppenwolf as a Transnational Post-Western, a brand new visual essay by author, film historian and academic Lee Broughton, exploring the use of American and Italian Western genre tropes in Steppenwolf and other films from around the world
- The Making of Steppenwolf, a 15-minute behind-the-scenes featurette featuring interviews with the cast and crew
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new interviews with Steppenwolf cast and crew members including writer-director Adilkhan Yerzhanov, producer Aliya Mendygozhina, actors Berik Aitzhanov and Anna Starchenko, composer Galymzhan Moldanazar and cinematographer Yerkinbek Ptyraliyev
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- 102 / 93 Mins Approx
- Adilkhan Yerzhanov
- Berik Aitzhanov
- Anna Starchenko
- Azamat Nigmanov
- English / Spanish
- 1.78:1
- 2024
- Kazakh / Russian
- 1
- B
- Arrow Video
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Arrow Video
A brutal story of an unlikely duo who will stop at nothing to find what they are looking for, Adilkhan Yerzhanov's award-winning film Steppenwolf is "a nihilistic, hyper-violent redemption tale filled with social commentary" (Molly Henery, The Blogging Banshee) and "a must-see for fans of ultra-violent, vicious and unforgiving revenge films" (Gary Gamble, Moviehooker).
Tamara (Anna Starchenko), a young lady consumed by trauma, searches for her missing son, Timka, in a small town dominated by riots and violence. In a desperate attempt to get him back, she teams up with an amoral former police investigator (Berik Aitzhanov) whose methods prove to be frequently cruel and sadistic. Quietly determined, Tamara decides to complete the mission with the nihilistic detective, no matter the cost, as the pair embark on a bloody and bullet-riddled road trip in their combined search for salvation. Winner of the Golden Raven Grand Prix at the 2024 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival and the Outstanding Performance Award for both Anna Starchenko and Berik Aitzhanov at the 2024 Fantasia Film Festival, Steppenwolf is the latest film from acclaimed director Adilkhan Yerzhanov (Cannes-selected The Gentle Indifference of the World and Venice-selected Goliath) and Oscar-nominated producer Alexander Rodnyansky (Leviathan).
This Limited Edition release also includes Adilkhan Yerzhanov's 2022 feature film Goliath, available for the very first time in the UK.
Product Features
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- High-Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of Steppenwolf and Goliath
- Original lossless DTS HD-MA 5.1 surround audio for both films
- English subtitles for both films
- Optional Spanish subtitles available for Steppenwolf only
- Brand new audio commentary on Steppenwolf with critic and pop culture historian David Flint, recorded exclusively for Arrow Video in 2025
- Reading Steppenwolf as a Transnational Post-Western, a brand new visual essay by author, film historian and academic Lee Broughton, exploring the use of American and Italian Western genre tropes in Steppenwolf and other films from around the world
- The Making of Steppenwolf, a 15-minute behind-the-scenes featurette featuring interviews with the cast and crew
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new interviews with Steppenwolf cast and crew members including writer-director Adilkhan Yerzhanov, producer Aliya Mendygozhina, actors Berik Aitzhanov and Anna Starchenko, composer Galymzhan Moldanazar and cinematographer Yerkinbek Ptyraliyev
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- 102 / 93 Mins Approx
- Adilkhan Yerzhanov
- Berik Aitzhanov
- Anna Starchenko
- Azamat Nigmanov
- English / Spanish
- 1.78:1
- 2024
- Kazakh / Russian
- 1
- B
- Arrow Video
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An absurtist post-western masterpiece
I first encountered this film on a short article, during its festival run. Back then there wasn't even an imdb entry for it, sadly. A year-and-a-half later and I see the trailer on Arrow's YouTube page. It was an instant purchase. And not only did it not disappoint, on the contrary, it's one of the best movies I've watched this year (if not the last four or five years). The plot follows a nameless protagonist and a shocked woman, in search of her lost son. The setting is the barren landscape of contemporary Kazakhstan, a near future wasteland very similar to Mad Max's (1979) "Anarchie Road"/ outback. Berik Aytzhanov portrayal of the ambiguous hero/villain brings to mind the unhinged energy of Toshiro Mifune in his early Kurosawa masterpieces. Interestingly, in the making-of documentary, the director compares the character to Anton Chigurh (as portrayed by Javier Bardem in "No Country for Old Men") to the film's casting director. His energy is perfectly counterbalanced by the gorgeous Anna Starchenko, as "Tamara", a traumatized character that is portrayed idiosyncratically with an inner flame that bursts at the end of the film. The director, Adilkhan Yerzhanov, has formed a distinct cinematic language that brings to mind George Miller (the kinetic outburst), Sergio Leone (control of the frame) and Romain Gavras (the sombre editing accompanied by synth music). Arrow's release packs more than one could ask, for a film that would only be watched on a film festival or a streamer service for a limited period. The cover, image and audio quality are superb. As for the extras, there is another feature film from Yerzhanov's filmography ("Goliath" 2022), a very good commentary track from David Flint and my personal favorite, the "Arrow visual essay" treatment. These short (averagely twenty minute long) visual essays are featured in the latest Arrow releases and enrich every film with historical and culturally relevant information. In "Steppenwolf", Lee Broughton presents his view on the "Post-Western". What a treat... p.s. I hope more Adilkhan Yerzhanov films are getting the Arrow treatment, especially his 2019 take on the film-noir, "A Dark, Dark Man".
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