Deal at the Border

Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi / Kyrgyzstan

Screening

Zumzeig

01-11-2025 / 16:00 h.

Film Information

Year: 2024

Duration: 103

Language: VOSE

Genre: Drama, Crime

Synopsis

On the border between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, Aza and Samat work as members of a drug trafficking organization. One day, they encounter Nazik, who has managed to escape from a human trafficking network. Aza decides to give up the drug money and save Nazik, but she tragically dies while crossing a river. Aza is determined to return Nazik’s remains to her homeland, but this decision puts his life at risk.

Director

Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi (1988) is a Kyrgyzstani filmmaker who studied Theater and Cinema at the Kyrgyz State University of Culture and Arts. His works include A Father’s Will (2016) and The Road to Eden (2020), both of which he codirected with Bakyt Mukul. He is member of the Asia Pacific Screen Academy (APSA). His latest film, Deal at the Border (2024) was featured in the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) 2024 and the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2024.