Rustem Zharaskanovich Abdrashov (Kazakh: Рүстем Жарасқанұлы Әбдірашев; 2 February 1970; Alma-Ata) is a Kazakh film director, screenwriter, art director and actor. He was born in 1970 in Alma-Ata in the family of the famous Kazakh poet Zharaskan Abdrashev. Mother, Nazigul Nurgalievna Mergenbayeva is a philologist, teacher, teacher of the Kazakh language. In 2004, the year "Rebirth Island" was released, the director's first full—length feature film based on the poetry of Zharaskan Abdrashev, which received international recognition and was awarded various prizes at film festivals around the world.
Rustem Abdrashov has 25 screen credits in a career dating back to 1991. Their work is anchored in the The Leader's Way universe with 4 titles. Signature works include Kazakh Khanate: The Golden Throne, Kazakh Khanate: Diamond Sword, Fake-овый арман. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
