Conviction

Conviction (2024) is a Kyrgyz-Kazakh drama thriller you can watch online on iFILM. The story unfolds in 2009 in a small town on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul. Aktan, a schoolboy who dreams of one day serving in state security, runs head-on into the rot of the local justice system.

A powerful deputy's son does as he pleases, and the father will do anything to keep him untouchable. When the law gives Aktan nothing, he and his childhood friend Kuba storm the courthouse with guns in hand. From there it becomes a standoff between two teenagers and an entire system, where everyone has a version of the truth and no exit comes cheap. Director Dias Bertis delivers blunt, hard-edged cinema about powerlessness and revenge — the kind of story you rarely see out of Central Asia. Stream Conviction (2024) online on iFILM.