After living as an immigrant in the USA for 15 years, Azat flies to Kyrgyzstan to his family village. His father, Murat, died in the USA a year ago. It was his dying wish to pay back the money he owed to the villagers. Azat discovers the family home derelict. Choro, the younger brother of Murat, and their relations left a long time ago. Despite most villagers not liking him. One day, Choro, who was imprisoned because of Murat, arrives and the most important question about Murat's will is decided.
Cinematography
The derelict family home shot like a ghost staring back.
Acting
Iman Mukul's silence speaks three continents of guilt.
Direction
Zhapar and Mukul let landscape do the screaming.
Director
Dastan Zhapar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kyrgyzstan produces roughly 5-10 features yearly; this film captures the rural north's specific post-nomadic identity crisis.
The directors are brothers — their own fraught collaboration reportedly mirrored the Murat-Choro dynamic during production.
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