
Overview
Stas is a young third generation Koryo-saram, a member of the Korean minority in Central Asia that was deported from the Russian Far East by Stalin. He and his three friends Kasoy, Shin and Said try to escape from the grim life in Tashkent, the Uzbek capital, and one day, they also try heroin. Then, however, Kasoy gets killed by a gang. 6 years later, Shin has emigrated to South Korea, Said has become a drug addict and Stas is now a police officer. Said commits suicide by overdosing and Stas, who has has since then also become a drug addict, decides to turn over a new leaf. He follows Shin to South Korea, but can this be Hanaan for him, the Promised Land?
Top Cast
Stanislav Tyan
Stas
Bahodir Musaev
Said
Dmitry Eum
Kasoy
Ilbek Faiziev
Maha

Ruslan Pak
Shin

Kim Kkob-bi
Olga (Special Appearance)
Vyacheslav Czyu
Korean Guy
Rustam Esanov
Drug Addict
Anastasiya Ham
Little Girl
Faizullo Askarov
Baha
Vosid Ibragimov
Guy in Maha's Car
Shahboz Hurramov
Guy in Maha's Car
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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