Mels, who was born without legs, lives in a small rural village with his young son. Although there is a weapons testing site near the village, Mels and other village residents maintained a peaceful life. At some point, Mels’ body and the weapons test, meaning nuclear testing, begin to become interconnected. And the village is in turmoil surrounding the nuclear test.

Kenzhebek Shaikakov (Akshi, 1977) is a screenwriter, director and actor, who studied at the Institute of Theatre and Film in his country. Throughout his career, he has worked as a journalist, editor and director on Kazakh television. He is an actor and screenwriter of several feature films and was the second director of the Kazakhfilm studio. After directing Kurko (2015), his latest work as a director is Scream (2023).