Tomiris (film)

Tomiris
Turkish film poster
Directed by	Akan Satayev
Produced by	Aliya Nazarbayeva Svetlana Nam Erkebulan Dayirov
Starring	Almira Tursyn Adil Akhmetov Aizhan LighG Erkebulan Dayirov
Production companies	Kazakhfilm Sataifilm
Running time	195 minutes
Country	Kazakhstan
Language	Kazakh
Budget	US$6.5 million

Tomiris is a 2019 Kazakhstani feature film directed by Akan Satayev, which tells the story of the queen of the Massagetae, Tomyris, and the Persian king, Cyrus the Great. The film co-stars Almira Tursyn, Aizhan Lighg, and Ghassan Massoud.

The film was commissioned by the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Kazakhstan. The idea to create a film about Tomyris was brought by Aliya Nazarbayeva, the youngest daughter of the first president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. She was later employed as a general producer of the film.

The premiere of the film took place in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan on September 25, 2019. The film received mixed reviews from critics and, as of July 2020, grossed $1.3 million against a production budget of $6.5 million.