Kelin (2009)

Directed by

Ermek Tursunov

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

Kazakhstan

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young bride moves into her husband's family home in rural Kazakhstan. She navigates the harsh expectations and traditions of her new life.

slow-burncontemplativeausteremelancholicvisually starkgroundedquietsolemn

What happens

Kelin (Cyrillic: Келін, Russian: Невестка, romanized: Nevestka, lit. 'The Bride') is a Kazakh film released in 2009. Ermek Tursunov is the director of movie. Gulsharat Zhubyeva, Turakhan Sadykova and Erzhan Nurymbet play the leading roles. It was selected as the Kazakhstani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards, making the January shortlist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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