Completed - KAZAKH - Drama, Road movie, Family - 83 minutes
Foothills of Tian Shan. Gangsters murder a father of a young family and steal the herd of horses that belonged to the village. To compensate the debts the family sells the house and move. On their way they collapse with gangsters.
Year of production : 2019 Director(s) : Yerlan NURMUKHAMBETOV, Lisa TAKEBA Writer(s) : Yerlan NURMUKHAMBETOV Cast : Samal YESLYAMOVA, Mirai MORIYAMA, Madi MINAIDAROV, Dulyga AKMOLDA Producer(s) : Julia KIM (EAST WIND), Shozo ICHIYAMA, Hikaru KINOUCHI (TOKYO NEW CINEMA)
Olzhas (12 y.o.) is an older son in a family that lives on the foothills of Tian Shan. A gang of horse thieves lead his father to a dead end, kill him and steal the herd of horses that belonged to the village. To compensate the debts the family sells the house and move. Desperate mother asks an old friend Kairat to help her. Olzhas and Kairat get close very fast. On their way they collapse with gangsters.
Country(ies) : KAZAKHSTAN, JAPAN
Busan - BIFF/APM 2019 (OPENING FILM)Tokyo - TiffCom 2019 (SPECIAL SCREENING)Goteborg International Film Festival 2020 (Five Continents)