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On the harsh but beautiful high plains of Kyrgyzstan, three generations of nomadic horse-herders make a life for themselves – an ageing couple, their widowed daughter-in-law Shayir, and their granddaughter. Shayir’s son has been lured away to the city, and on his infrequent visits it’s obvious he’ll never return to the nomadic lifestyle. When a meteorologist camped nearby takes an interest in Shayir, her mother-in-law fears she could bolt, and sunder their little family still further.
Country
Kyrgyzstan
Language
Kyrgyz
Accolades
Kyrgyz Entry, Best Foreign Language Film
88th Academy Awards
FEDEORA Award
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2015
Trivia
The film's director, Mirlan Abdykalykov, is the son of Kyrgyzstan’s best-known auteur, Aktan Arym Kubat (who helmed “The Swing,” “The Adopted Son” and “The Chimp” under his Russian name, Aktan Abdykalykov). (Variety)
Critics
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...'visually majestic'
Variety
