Goliath
Year: 2022
Runtime: 93 mins
Language: Kazakh
Director: Adilkhan Yerzhanov
The Kazakh village of Karatas is controlled by the ruthless criminal boss Poshaev, who maintains order through a combination of providing jobs and jobs and swift, brutal punishment. When Arzu’s wife informs the police about Poshaev’s crimes, he finds himself a crippled, grieving father raising his young daughter alone. Poshaev surprisingly takes Arzu under his protection, offering him a position as a guard. As Arzu proves his loyalty and rises to become Poshaev’s right-hand man, the question becomes whether his allegiance lies with his boss or with a pursuit of justice.
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Goliath II is a miniature 8-year-old Indian elephant (about 7.5 to 10 centimeters (3 to 4 in) tall. However, the consistency of this is variable) who tries to impress his father, the biggest elephant of them all. His father doesn’t care about him because of his size, although his mother does. A tiger named Raja is curious to taste an elephant and tries to attack Goliath, but is stopped by Goliath’s mother. Afterward, Eloise (another herd member) almost accidentally steps on Goliath. Later, he is nearly eaten by a crocodile, but his mother again saves him.
As the elephants are marching through the jungle, Goliath leaves the line to follow two snails and gets lost. His mother and Raja search for Goliath and find him in a snail hole. After a short tug of war between Goliath’s mother and Raja, Goliath is rescued. Goliath’s mother scolds him for defying her warnings to not wander off and puts him into a bird’s nest as a timeout. Goliath is fed up with being treated like a baby and feels confident that he can take care of himself.
That night, while the herd is sleeping, Goliath runs away from the herd and vows never to return. Afterward, he is frightened by various jungle noises and accidentally wakes up Raja, who seizes him. Goliath cries for his mother, who rescues him and sends Raja into the crocodile’s mouth and he’s never seen again. Goliath deserting the herd is considered a serious offense and, to make it worse, he has disgraced his father.
The next day, while the elephants are marching through the jungle again, Goliath’s father is frightened by a mouse. The mouse panics the herd, causing them to flee and hide in the river. The mouse laughs at the elephants but finds Goliath watching him unafraid. Shocked and enraged, the mouse says that Goliath should be afraid because elephants are afraid of mice and starts a fight with him, which ends with Goliath holding the mouse over a cliff above the same hungry crocodile. The mouse begs for his life, and Goliath spares him. After this, Goliath is finally respected by his father and is named the top elephant of the herd.
Last Updated: August 28, 2025 at 13:33
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