Film Information
Year: 2023
Duration: 133'
Language: VOSE
Genre: Drama
Synopsis
Following an old nomadic tradition ‘bauryna salu’, Yersultan was given at birth to his grandmother so that she could raise him. He grew up with resentment and disconnection from his parents. When he turns 12, his grandmother dies and he has to move back with the family he barely knows. Yersultan’s coming of age process coincides with a very conflictive transformation and an attempt to restore the relationship between him and his parents, especially his father.
Director
After graduating from Kazakhstani National Academy of Cinema as a film director Askhat Kuchinchirekov (b. 1982) started out his career as a lead cast for Sergey Dvortsevoi’s “Tulpan” (2008) which won Prix Un Certain Regard at the 61st Cannes Film Festival. As an actor and director’s assistant, Askhat contributed to Sergey Dvortsevoy’s “Ayka” (2018) which was In Competition under The Official Selection at the 71st Cannes Film Festival and shortlisted for Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards. The short film “Gas is Over” (2013) directed by Askhat Kuchinchirekov was acclaimed as the best short film at the 2013 Dubai International Film Festival.