Beshkempir (1998)

Directed by

Aktan Abdykalykov

Genre

drama film

Country

Kyrgyzstan, France

Runtime

1h 21m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy grows up in a rural Kyrgyz village. He starts to learn the truth about his origins.

gentleintrospectiveslow-pacedearthybittersweetintimateobservationalnostalgic

What happens

Beshkempir (released as Beshkempir the Adopted Son in Anglophone countries, Le fils adoptif: Beshkempir in Francophone countries) is a 1998 Kyrgyzstani film. Shot and produced in Kyrgyzstan, it is representative of the first wave of independently produced cinema in the country after its independence from Soviet Union. It was directed by Aktan Abdykalykov, and stars the director's son Mirlan Abdykalykov in the lead role. This simple bildungsroman went on to receive critical acclaim, and won numerous international awards including the Silver Leopard Prize at the 1998 Locarno International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Kyrgyzstani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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