Kazakh actor and producer Timur Baktybayev is staking his claim as the latest prospective screen star of his region, aimed firmly at helping carry the torch for Hong Kong-style action films in the region. Having made the festival rounds with Kung Fu Rookie in the past year with a release in toe for the U.S., Baktybayev has since returned to the table with another offering in Super Courier, which opens in local cinemas on March 20.
Timur is a good-natured courier who is used to helping everyone, even to his own detriment. One day, after protecting a respected judge from bandits, he receives an unusual offer – to become his daughter Sabina’s driver. But he soon realizes that his real task is to be her bodyguard, because a powerful enemy of the family is ready to do anything to take the girl away. When Sabina is kidnapped, Timur will have to forget about fear and turn into a hero to save her and find out why the criminals need her so much.
Olzhas Ibraev directs from a script by Ryskul Konkabaev and Ernat Bayvalov. Also starring are Shahrizada Serikova, Kubaev Nurbolat, Dulyga Akmolda, Yerekbulan Dayirov, Tamiris Zhangazinova, and Kuttybay Sagyndykov.
Check out the trailer below, as well as a gallery of posters making the rounds since earlier this month.
