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Zhangak tal (2015)

Zhangak tal poster
Original title
Жаңғақ тал
Directed by
Yerlan Nurmukhambetov
Genre
comedy film
Country
Kazakhstan
Runtime
1h 21m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In a small Kazakh village, residents prepare for a wedding. The film follows their daily lives and interactions as the event approaches.

lightheartedwarmearthyeverydaycelebratorygently humorous

What happens

Walnut Tree is a 2015 Kazakhstani film directed by Yerlan Nurmukhambetov in his feature debut. It tells the story of a wedding comedy that shows the everyday lives of people living in a small village in Kazakhstan. It made its world premiere at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in 2015 and won the New Currents Award. It also won the Critics Jury Award at the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in France, and the Tulpar Award for Best Film at the Kazakh National Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences on September 30, 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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