Clever, inventive and breathtakingly filmed, the enchanting new outing from Kazakh indie helmer Adilkhan Yerzhanov follows two innocents, Saltanat and Kuandyk, as they attempt to make their way in the city, only to find their hopes repeatedly dashed by harsh realities.
To save her family after the death of her father, Saltanat, pretty and well-read, must leave the idyllic countryside of her girlhood and head to the city for an arranged marriage – a plight she then tries to avoid. Dogging her footsteps is Kuandyk, a childhood friend who’s utterly devoted to her. Alas, up against the world’s callousness and corruption, the two must deal with one disappointment after another. Recalling the tender melancholy of early Aki Kaurismäki, this enchanting new...
Feature film , Drama
KAZAKHSTAN | 100 minutes | 2018
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