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Zaka Abdrakhmanova

Zaka Abdrakhmanova

Known for

Directing

Born

January 5, 1989 (age 37)

Birthplace

Karaganda, USSR (Kazakhstan)

Biography

Zaka Abdrakhmanova (Russian: Зака Абдрахманова; 5 January 1989; Karaganda) is Russian-Kazakh director and screenwriter born in Kazakhstan. Zaka Abdrakhmanova graduated from the School of Documentary Film and Theater of M. Razbezhkina and M. Ugarov. She wrote the screenplay for the TV series My Mother′s Penguins and directed TV documentaries such as Tangerines (2019) and Jubilee Year (2019). Dad Croaked on Saturday is the director’s debut feature fiction film.

Best known work

My Mom's Penguins

My Mom's Penguins

2021
Dad Croaked on Saturday

Dad Croaked on Saturday

2025
Sunny Line

Sunny Line

2022
My Love

My Love

2018
Children of the GULAG

Children of the GULAG

2021
Girls

Girls

2020
The Last Year

The Last Year

2019
Family Happiness

Family Happiness

2025
Mandarins

Mandarins

2022

Filmography

  1. 2025

    Family Happiness

    Script Editor, Screenplay

  2. 2025

    Dad Croaked on Saturday

    Director, Writer

  3. 2022

    Sunny Line

    Script Supervisor

  4. 2022

    MandarinsTV

    Director, Writer, Creator

  5. 2021

    My Mom's PenguinsTV

    Screenplay, Co-Director

  6. 2021

    Children of the GULAG

    Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography

  7. 2020

    Girls

    Director

  8. 2019

    The Last Year

    Director, Screenplay

  9. 2018

    My Love

    as self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer

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