Zaka Abdrakhmanova

Zaka Abdrakhmanova

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Karaganda, USSR (Kazakhstan)
January 5, 1989

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.

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Representative Works

My Love
My Love
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/ Kazakh
The Last Year
The Last Year
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/ Russian
Sunny Line
Sunny Line
3.0
/ Russian
Family Happiness
Family Happiness
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/ Russian
Girls
Girls
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/ Russian
Children of the GULAG
Children of the GULAG
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/ Russian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

My Love
2018Nominee

Best Performance

My Love

The Last Year
2019Nominee

Best Director

The Last Year

Dad Croaked on Saturday
2025Winner

Best Director

Dad Croaked on Saturday

Career Highlights

Sunny Line
2022Highlight

Best Director

Sunny Line

Family Happiness
2025Highlight

Best Writing

Family Happiness