Screening
ECIB
05-11-2025 / 17:00 h.
Film Information
Year: 2024
Duration: 141'
Language: VOSE
Genre: Drama
Synopsis
In a remote Kyrgyz village, Adil, a 35-year-old man with intellectual disability, lives with his elderly mother Rayhan. She has always told him he is specially loved by God and destined for Paradise. But Adil refuses to go without her. Upon hearing from his young friend that a pilgrimage to Mecca on foot could secure his mother a place in Paradise too, Adil decides to embark on this journey. The film explores a mother’s love, human kindness across cultures, and the shared spirit that transcends hardship.
Director
Ruslan Akun (1984) is a Kyrgyz film director. He studied at the American University of Central Asia and at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles. His feature film, Salam, New York! (2013), became the highest-grossing film in Kyrgyzstan’s history. He also gained international recognition with his short film Herding (2014). His most recent film, Heaven Is Beneath Mother’s Feet (also known as Paradise at Mother’s Feet, 2024), was selected for the Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival Awards (JAFF) 2024.
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