‘Steppenwolf’ Is a Post-Apocalyptic Horror That Will See Your Bones Shake

The horror genre has many interesting subgenres, but what fans in the modern era love a lot are post-apocalyptic stories that blend science-fiction and horror, and the upcoming movie Steppenwolf is a brilliant example of that.

The Kazakh movie might not be something you’d expect, but it had its premiere back in 2024 and was shown during several film festivals over the course of the year.

Now, the movie is getting a wide release on home media, and we are happy to present it to you, as well as share the trailer for the movie that won the Golden Raven Grand Prix at the 2024 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival and the Outstanding Performance Award for its stars at the 2024 Fantasia Film Festival.

Before we continue, here is the trailer:

The official synopsis reveals the following details:

Tamara (Anna Starchenko), a young lady consumed by trauma, searches for her missing son, Timka, in a small town dominated by riots and violence. In a desperate attempt to get him back, she teams up with an amoral former police investigator (Berik Aitzhanov) whose methods prove to be frequently cruel and sadistic. Quietly determined, Tamara decides to complete the mission with the nihilistic detective, no matter the cost, as the pair embarks on a bloody and bullet-riddled road trip in their combined search for salvation.

Directed by Adilkhan Yerzhanov, the movie became a surprising hit and Arrow Vide is now releasing it on Blu-ray on May 26, 2025. In case you want to know what the release will provide you with, here is a full list:

• High-definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of Steppenwolf and Goliath
• Original lossless DTS HD-MA 5.1 surround audio for both films
• English subtitles for both films
• Optional Spanish subtitles available for Steppenwolf only
• Brand new audio commentary on Steppenwolf with critic and pop culture historian David Flint, recorded exclusively for Arrow Video in 2025
• Reading Steppenwolf as a Transnational Post-Western, a brand new visual essay by author, film historian, and academic Lee Broughton, exploring the use of American and Italian Western genre tropes in Steppenwolf and other films from around the world
• The Making of Steppenwolf, a 15-minute behind-the-scenes featurette featuring interviews with the cast and crew
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new interviews with Steppenwolf cast and crew members including writer-director Adilkhan Yerzhanov, producer Aliya Mendygozhina, actors Berik Aitzhanov and Anna Starchenko, composer Galymzhan Moldanazar, and cinematographer Yerkinbek Ptyraliyev
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow

In case you want to know Goliath is Adilkhan Yerzhanov’s 2022 feature film, and that one is also – for the first time – available in the West.

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