HEIST HE WROTE: Check The Trailer For The Kazakh Heist Comedy

It's been a while since we last had a look at a film from the central Asian nation of Kazakhstan in these pages but with Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov hailing from that nation and actively looking to spur and support local production - particularly of action oriented cinema - it seems only a matter of time before we see a whole lot more. Case in point, Kairzhan Orynbekov's Heist He Wrote.

Orynbekov's directorial debut after picking up support credits on Daft Punk's Electroma and 2005 action epic Nomad: The Warrior, Heist He Wrote revolves around a group of would-be screenwriters who capture a little more attention than intended when a script they wrote for a competition catches the eye of a local mobster who forces them to plan and carry out an actual heist against local Chinese Triad gangsters.

There are still a few growing pains evident here, as you'd expect from an emerging industry but the scope and level of ambition here is quite impressive, the concept is clever and appears quite well executed, and there's loads of high end action. Check out a subtitled trailer below.