Film Information
Year: 2024
Duration: 112
Language: VOSE
Genre: Drama
Synopsis
The lives of Karlygash (Kazakh for “swallow”) and Ilyas, a young married couple living on a horse ranch in a remote settlement of the Kazakh steppe, are drastically changed by the arrival of a French traveller named Louis. Karlygash moves from emotionally depending on Ilyas to fleeing, ultimately stepping into an uncertain future. The film explores how women cope with loneliness through a story of love and passion that ends with the marriage.
Director
Malika Mukhamejan (Shu, 1993) is a Kazakh filmmaker who graduated in directing from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in 2021. Her work focuses on women’s stories, loneliness, and isolation. She is the founder of QYZQARAS, a platform that supports female filmmakers in Kazakhstan. Her first feature film, Longer Than A Day (2024), was selected for the Asian New Talent section at the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF).
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