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Last Lesson is about social problems of high school students: school racketeering, relationships with parents, education, positive and negative role...

A portrait of Qaba Atabekov, the man who is regarded as the last great representative of the Manas Epos. This oral tradition tells the story of the...

One day, Nazar walks into the studio of his partner’s ex-husband, Arsen. He looks around his computer and finds something that changes his...

Every weekend, his father takes Keku to the village. The boy's mother is in migration, and dad is tired of parental worries. In the village, the boy...

In Kyrgyz culture, male circumcision matters. The hero of the film is a boy who was left out of sight of his parents. Guys - peers - mock him. The...

A Muslim man, who lives by the rules of sharia law, is challenged on his person and his faith when a highly pregnant woman needs his boat, his ores...

Episodic portrait of the absurdities of Kyrgyz village life in the summer.

In a hunger-stricken village, a hunter has to find a way to keep his beloved eagle alive. Based on a Kyrgyz fairy-tale.

In a remote Kyrgyz village where gold mining and poaching rule, an investigator begins to see inherited visions that reveal a dark connection between...

The small village "Besh-Kempir" is to be relocated — a reservoir is to flood this area. And although the people are somewhat apprehensive about...

A boy and his grandmother wait for news of the boy's parents, working in Russia to repay a bank loan. A clerk comes to demand repayment of the debt...

A family in Kyrgysztan take their livestock to the summer pasture. Intense, almost magical images make the audience part of this journey.

In the remote village of Kök-Tash, Kyrgyzstan, where conservative norms confine women to domestic duties, an activist organizes a women's...

This time, Sapar and Katya are planning a crazy trip to distant India. Naturally, they invite their friends to fly with them. Bakyt would be happy to...

Two fishermen, grandfather Ignatyich and grandson Lyokha, are fishing near the Big Chkalov Canal. A girl approaches the bridge behind them and...

Ever since drinking water began flowing into the village's homes, Bermet's world seems to have turned upside down. Now, no one goes to the spring,...

A lonely watchman lives in a rocky cemetery near a small town. Obviously, his life among people did not work out, but here he found his peace.

An elderly man, a shoemaker, lived alone for many years. His quiet life away from people takes a completely different turn when his radio breaks...