Bishkek, named after the mythical and legendary Kyrgyz hero who unified the various Kyrgyz tribes, is the capital of Kyrgyzstan, a mountainous Central Asian country of seven million inhabitants, plus a million Kyrgyz citizens working in the Russian Federation.
Kyrgyzstan borders Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China. It is famous for Lake Issyk-Kul, an inland sea, horse riding, national parks and cinema. Director Tolomush Okeev is the leading figure of the Soviet period. For the post-Soviet period, since
Kyrgyzstan gained independence in 1992, Aktan Arym Kubat Abdykalykov, director who won the Silver Leopard at Locarno (Le Fils adoptif- Beshkempir), was twice selected at Cannes and has attended the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas several times, either as President of the International Jury or as guest of honor for a retrospective of his films.
Bishkek, named after the Soviet military commander Frunze during the Soviet period, has grown like a mushroom in 200 years.
Kyrgyzstan borders Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China. It is famous for Lake Issyk-Kul, an inland sea, horse riding, national parks and cinema. Director Tolomush Okeev is the leading figure of the Soviet period. For the post-Soviet period, since
Kyrgyzstan gained independence in 1992, Aktan Arym Kubat Abdykalykov, director who won the Silver Leopard at Locarno (Le Fils adoptif- Beshkempir), was twice selected at Cannes and has attended the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas several times, either as President of the International Jury or as guest of honor for a retrospective of his films.
Bishkek, named after the Soviet military commander Frunze during the Soviet period, has grown like a mushroom in 200 years.
- 11/28/2023
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
One of the joys of world cinema is that it opens your eyes to places and people that you might otherwise have never encountered. In an age where we can be connected to anyone at any time in any place, it’s surprisingly easy to still overlook films from smaller countries. Fortunately, through festivals like the All Asian Independent Film Festival, hidden gems such as “The Road to Eden” have less chance of flying under the radar. Directed by Bakyt Mukul and Dastan Zhapar Uulu, the film is a beautiful ode to Kyrgyzstan and to the country’s lost traditions.
“The Road to Eden” Screened at the All Asian Independent Film Festival
Kubat Aliev (Marat Alyshpaev) lives a solitary existence pining for a life that is no longer possible. The ageing author hopes to pass on his romanticism for national heritage to his protégé, Sapar (Busurman Odurakaev), who is battling with a potentially fatal illness.
“The Road to Eden” Screened at the All Asian Independent Film Festival
Kubat Aliev (Marat Alyshpaev) lives a solitary existence pining for a life that is no longer possible. The ageing author hopes to pass on his romanticism for national heritage to his protégé, Sapar (Busurman Odurakaev), who is battling with a potentially fatal illness.
- 11/29/2021
- by Tom Wilmot
- AsianMoviePulse
The world revolving around the rat race for the material goods and carnal pleasures could not possibly stand heroes. Even goodness and humaneness is under a huge question mark, as it seems useless and foolish. An old, retired writer just wants to help in Bakyt Mukul’s and Dastan Zhapar Uulu’s second feature film “The Road to Eden” that competed at Tallinn Black Nights.
” The Road to Eden” screened at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
When we first meet Kurbat Aliev, he seems like a regular retiree, a man of few words who just wants to spend his autumn years in the peace that he deserved. His apartment is located in a brutalist building from the Soviet times, in a residential area of Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, his furniture and appliances are probably also from the same period, and so is the memorabilia. The only thing that gives him...
” The Road to Eden” screened at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
When we first meet Kurbat Aliev, he seems like a regular retiree, a man of few words who just wants to spend his autumn years in the peace that he deserved. His apartment is located in a brutalist building from the Soviet times, in a residential area of Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, his furniture and appliances are probably also from the same period, and so is the memorabilia. The only thing that gives him...
- 12/1/2020
- by Marko Stojiljković
- AsianMoviePulse
Twelve films to receive their world premiere in competition at the festival.
Estonia’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (November 13-29) has unveiled the full lineup of its main competition strand as it prepares to go ahead as a mix of physical and online events.
The festival’s official selection comprises 12 world premieres, 12 international and two European premieres. Eight of these films were previously announced, including István Szabó’s Final Report.
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Titles set to receive their world premiere include rural drama Armugan from Spanish director Jo Sol, who won a best new director...
Estonia’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (November 13-29) has unveiled the full lineup of its main competition strand as it prepares to go ahead as a mix of physical and online events.
The festival’s official selection comprises 12 world premieres, 12 international and two European premieres. Eight of these films were previously announced, including István Szabó’s Final Report.
Scroll down for full list of titles
Titles set to receive their world premiere include rural drama Armugan from Spanish director Jo Sol, who won a best new director...
- 10/29/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Mika Kaurismäki, Dalibor Matanić and veteran director Peeter Simm will compete for Tallinn's main awards during the festival's hybrid 24th edition. Adding 17 films to the previously announced eight (see the news), the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival has rounded off its Official Selection – Competition. Six of these titles will have their world premieres in Estonia, including Armugan by Spanish director Jo Sol and Gracious Night by Finland's Mika Kaurismäki, which will see him working without a written screenplay and shooting using improvisation as the main method for telling the story of three men meeting in a local bar in Helsinki during lockdown. The Road to Eden by Bakyt Mukul and Dastan Zhapar Uulu, and On the Water by Estonian director Peeter Simm will also be shown for the very first time, with the latter set during the Era of Stagnation in the 1980s, when a sensitive teenager is...
- 10/23/2020
- Cineuropa - The Best of European Cinema
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