Film

Hassan Hussen

1997 · 7m · Drama

IMDb

6.6

Aktan Abdykalikov's simple, clear-eyed poetry finds an elemental form here. Two twin brothers are walking down the road carrying a pail of water, they fight and come to blows, and a bemused older man intervenes and sets them back on their way. It's that simple and it's that lovely. A graduate of the Art School of Kyrghyzstan, Aktan Abdykalyko (or Abdikalikov) first worked as a set designer for Kirgisfilm. After several well-received documentaries and short films, his first feature-length fiction film, Beshkempir, won several awards including the Silver Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival.

• Aktan Arym KubatDirector

Release date

July 11, 1997

Status

Released

Original language

Kyrgyz

Runtime

7m

Genres

Drama