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Aktan Abdykalikov's simple, clear-eyed poetry finds an elemental form here. Two twin brothers are walking down the road carrying a pail of water,...
Hassan Hussen
The second film by Kyrgyzstani director Aktan Arym Kubat (then credited by his Russian name Aktan Abdykalykov), it is the first of his...
The Swing
"The Lake" tells the story of a girl named Jyldys who lives with her family in a village by the Issyk-Kul. Her life is hard. Her classmates tease her...
The Lake
The main hero of the film is an electrician with a far greater effect on the people around him than his job defines. He is the last link in a huge...
The Light Thief
A puzzling fable about human relations inspired by Samuel Beckett (in Kyrgyz, beket means station). At a bus stop amid a snowy winter landscape,...
Bus Stop
An amnesiac old man Zarlyk who after twenty-three years of ordeal in a foreign land, returns to his homeland. Events take place in a village in...
This Is What I Remember
In a remote Kyrgyz village, Beshkempir, an infant foundling, is taken in by five older women and later adopted by a couple unable to bear children of...
The Adopted Son
A family of nomads lives in the remote high mountains of Kyrgyzstan...
Heavenly Nomadic
On a cloudy day a group of passengers set out on a journey to their village. This trip will test their morals, faith, and spirit, while they will try...
Unknown Route
Centaur lives a modest life with his family in rural Kyrgyzstan until he abruptly becomes the center of attention when he is caught stealing a...
Centaur
In this animated film inspired by Kyrgyz fairy-tales, a skylark helps people solve their problems.
The Skylark
As his city faces the threat of being conquered by an evil lord, a brave boy decides to take matters in his own hands.
How a Boy Saved His City
Based on the story of Chingiz Aitmatov "The White Steamer". In a forest cordon, lost high in the mountains, an old man and an old woman and his...
Shambala
The fate of stray dogs of town, who wander around seeking their puppies. There are different types of dogs: those who win at contests, those working...
The Dog Was Running
Asema, a Kyrgyz city girl visiting her boyfriends family in the countryside, is mistaken for a villager and accidentally kidnapped by Sagyn, a young...
Pure Coolness
The craft of carpet weaving in Kyrgyzstan boasts a long and legendary history, and is an integral part of local life. Turdugul, known as the most...
Black Red Yellow
A tomboy girl Arno, one of five sisters, strives to become the son her father has always longed for. As she navigates the challenges of growing up,...
The Gift
After living as an immigrant in the USA for 15 years, Azat flies to Kyrgyzstan to his family village. His father, Murat, died in the USA a year ago....
A Father's Will
Egemen, who makes a living by stealing scrap metal, has a secret lover, Meyerim. She was kidnapped, married, and then divorced with her daughter, so...
Bride Kidnapping
This is a love story set in the steppes of Central Asia of today. Temür a thirty year old Kazakh decides to start life again in his ancestral...
Tengri: Blue Heavens
Paradise at Mothers’ Feet 2
Traditionally a woman receives a pair of earrings as a gift when a man proposes to her. They might not be previously acquainted and their marriage...
The Earrings
Twelve-year-old Jekshen, an exceptional runner, lives in a beautiful mountain village in Kyrgyzstan. His parents are divorced, and life with his...
Running to the Sky
A tiny Kyrgyz aul in the mountains is slated for demolition, and its people must move to a collective farm. Young shepherd Kanat sets out for the...
Among People