A full-length documentary film will tell about historical events significant for the people of Abaza, introduce you to the original culture and customs that have been formed over the centuries and have survived to this day.

“We want to show everyone how a small nation, despite all the difficulties and historical upheavals, retains tremendous inner strength. This strength is in unity and love for the motherland,” said the director of the film, Kristina Isaeva.

The main part of the filming takes place in Karachay-Cherkessia, for several more days the film crew worked in Abkhazia. The Anakopia fortress, the Apsny ethnopark, the historical glade of Lykhnashta, the Abkhazian State Museum - many iconic historical places and sights of the republic will be included in the film.

The characters of the film will be various representatives of the Abaza people. The narrative will be built on their stories, life experiences, aspirations and trials.

“Among our heroes are the chairman of the WAC Mussa Ekzekov, the director, actor and KVN player Teimuraz Tania, the famous singer Sultan Laguchev, the historian Bela Dzhemakulova, businessman Igor Khutov and many others. They themselves will tell about love for their people and about responsibility in matters of preserving the language, traditions and crafts,” Kristina Isaeva shared the details.

The project partners are the Office of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of Russia in the North Caucasus Federal District and the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs. The premiere will take place in the fall of 2023. The film will be available on the YouTube channel and on the social networks of the information and analytical portal "Caucasus Today" as part of the "Peoples of Russia" series.