After living in the US for 15 years, Azat flies back to Kyrgyzstan to try and save the honor of his family by repaying his father’s debts to the villagers.
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AKA: ‘Atanyn Kereezi’
DIRECTOR: Dastan Zhapar Uuulu, Bakyt Mukul
CAST: Iman Mukul, Tynar Abdrazaeva, Aisanat Edigeeva
GENRE: Drama, Social issues, First film
COUNTRY: Kyrgyzstan
LANGUAGE: Kyrgyz
DURATION: 112′
PRODUCTION: Kyrgyzfilm, Elfilm Studio
YEAR: 2016
STATUS: Completed
FESTIVALS & AWARDS: Academy Awards – Kyrgyzstan’s Official Entry | Golden Globe Awards – Kyrgyzstan’s Official Submission | Montréal World Film Festival – Best First Feature film | Eurasia International Film Festival – Tulpar Award, Best Central Asia film | Minsk International Film Festival – Special prize of the CIS Executive Committee “Cinema without Borders” | Nika Awards – Nominated Best Film of CIS and Baltics | Durban International Film Festival – Best Feature Film | Asian World Film Festival – Official Selection | Lucania Film Festival – Best Feature Film | Asia Pacific Screen Awards – Nominated Best Screenplay | International Bosphorus Film Festival – Official Selection