Aktan AbdykalykovCast
Mirlan Abdykalykov Maria Abdykerimova Adir Abilkassimov Zhanyl Aidarova Takiya Bayzakova Gulzhakan Byrzhybayeva
Credits
Written by: Avtandil Adikulov
Plot
In a Kyrgyz village in the 1990s, a young boy who is adopted comes of age, with first love, and the death of a village elder, in a lyrical, black-and-white film.
Sinekatalog’s take
A lyrical, poetic film of village life.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (690 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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