Private Project

The Last Day of February

Vitek, a troubled young man, seeks out his younger brother Pepa—a well-adjusted adoptee with a stable home life—for help. Over the course of a single day, their reunion spirals from dark humor to deep confrontation, exposing buried traumas, fractured family bonds, and the unspoken love between siblings raised in different worlds. As the brothers clash over their pasts and uncertain futures, the film explores themes of masculinity, abandonment, and the fragile hope for redemption in a broken world.

  • Alisher Abdrakhym
    Director
  • Alisher Abdrakhym
    Writer
  • Alisher Abdrakhym
    Producer
  • Joshua Kohler
    Producer
  • Adam Sala
    Key Cast
    "Vitek"
  • Jakub Prochazka
    Key Cast
    "Pepa"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Poslední den Unora
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    28 minutes 17 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 16, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Czechia, Kazakhstan
  • Country of Filming:
    Czechia
  • Language:
    Czech
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Prague Film School
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Alisher Abdrakhym

Alisher Abdrakhym is a 24-year-old filmmaker born in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He began his creative journey by earning an Associate Degree in Art in Seattle, USA. From 2021 to 2023, he gained hands-on experience working on various film sets in Almaty, where he developed a strong foundation in visual storytelling and production.

In January 2024, Alisher moved to Prague to pursue advanced studies in Auteur Directing at the Prague Film School, completing the program in May 2025. His work often explores the emotional complexity of human relationships, focusing on themes of identity, vulnerability, and connection. Drawing from both Eastern and Western influences, his films aim to bridge cultures through deeply personal and visually evocative narratives.

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Director Statement

Was it brotherly love - or just the echo of his own inadequacy? How desperately a person can fight for attention, even if he destroys everything around him.
This isn’t a story about good or bad people. It’s a story about how hard it is to feel needed. It’s about the desperation to matter, and the fear that you never did.
The film tells the story of two brothers from different worlds - one spiraling into chaos, the other reaching for harmony. But beneath that narrative lies something darker and more intimate: the brutal mechanics of love, shaped not by warmth but by pain, survival, and shame.
Neither knows quite how to give or receive what they truly need. Between them - silence, shame, and the weight of memory.
The fragile territory where affection becomes domination, where protection turns into possession, and where the desire to be seen by someone can twist into violence when that recognition is withheld. In this film, brotherhood is not a safe space. It’s a battlefield. And yet, somewhere within the wreckage, a strange tenderness persists.