An English correspondent arrives in Astana to interview the named Leader of the Nation Nazarbayev. Nazarbayev is hosting an English guest. The interview turns into Nazarbayev's story about life, fate and the difficult path of gaining independence. The President introduces the writer to local customs, at the same time telling about the most difficult periods of his life, from his appointment in 1984 as chairman of the Council of Ministers to becoming President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 1991.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Berik AitzhanovNursultan Nazarbaev | Nursultan Nazarbaev |
 Hugh FraserNot listed | Not listed |
 Sergey GarmashNot listed | Not listed |
 Aleksey GuskovBoris Yeltsin | Boris Yeltsin |
 Dinara BaktybayevaNot listed | Not listed |
 Karlygash MukhamedzhanovaNot listed | Not listed |
 Darya MorozNot listed | Not listed |
 Azamat SatybaldyNot listed | Not listed |
 Aldabek ShalbayevNot listed | Not listed |
 Igor UgolnikovMikhail Gorbachyov | Mikhail Gorbachyov |
 Yuriy ItskovKonstantin Chernenko | Konstantin Chernenko |
 Farhad AbdraimovNot listed | Not listed |
 Gani KulzhanovNot listed | Not listed |
 Steven PaceyNot listed | Not listed |
 Richard CorderyNot listed | Not listed |
 Guo JiulongLee Kuan Yew | Lee Kuan Yew |
 Vladimir BogdanovNot listed | Not listed |
 Altynay NogerbekNot listed | Not listed |
 Oleg VolkuNot listed | Not listed |
 Artur VakhaNot listed | Not listed |
 Yerkebulan DaiyrovNot listed | Not listed |
 Bauirzhan KaptagayNot listed | Not listed |
 Sergey LobyntsevNot listed | Not listed |
 Erbolat ToguzakovNot listed | Not listed |