DIRECTOR: Askhat Kuchencherekov
STARRING: Yersultan Yerman, Aidos Auesbay, Bigaysha Salkyn
RUNNING TIME: 1 hr 54 minutes
LANGUAGE: Kazakh
Following an old nomadic tradition "bauryna salu," Yersultan was given at birth to his grandmother so that she could raise him. He grew up with resentment and disconnection with his parents. When he turns 12, his grandmother dies and he has to move back with the family he barely knows.
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Bauryna Salu had its world premiere in the New Directors sidebar of San Sebastian in 2023. The film was the stand-out at Kazakhstan’s national film honors, the Tulpars, winning best film. This is director Askhat Kuchencherekov's debut feature. The director drew on his own experiences growing up with his grandparents under the Bauryna Salu tradition for the film, which gives a rare insight into rural life in Kazakhstan. Kuchinchirekov has worked as an assistant director to award-winning director Sergey Dvortsevoy, with also appearing as an actor in the latter’s films Tulpan (2008) and Ayka (2019). Ayka was shortlisted by The Academy. Willa Management is handling international sales on the feature.
The Kazakh Film Federation announced that Bauryna Salu would be their submission on September 23rd.
The film is produced by AskhatFilm, with the help of Kazakh Cinema.
Bauryna Salu is a drama and it was filmed in the Kuigan and Tuyyk villages in the Almaty Region, Kazakhstan.
To check out all previous submissions for Kazakhstan, click HERE.
STARRING: Yersultan Yerman, Aidos Auesbay, Bigaysha Salkyn
RUNNING TIME: 1 hr 54 minutes
LANGUAGE: Kazakh
Following an old nomadic tradition "bauryna salu," Yersultan was given at birth to his grandmother so that she could raise him. He grew up with resentment and disconnection with his parents. When he turns 12, his grandmother dies and he has to move back with the family he barely knows.
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Bauryna Salu had its world premiere in the New Directors sidebar of San Sebastian in 2023. The film was the stand-out at Kazakhstan’s national film honors, the Tulpars, winning best film. This is director Askhat Kuchencherekov's debut feature. The director drew on his own experiences growing up with his grandparents under the Bauryna Salu tradition for the film, which gives a rare insight into rural life in Kazakhstan. Kuchinchirekov has worked as an assistant director to award-winning director Sergey Dvortsevoy, with also appearing as an actor in the latter’s films Tulpan (2008) and Ayka (2019). Ayka was shortlisted by The Academy. Willa Management is handling international sales on the feature.
The Kazakh Film Federation announced that Bauryna Salu would be their submission on September 23rd.
The film is produced by AskhatFilm, with the help of Kazakh Cinema.
Bauryna Salu is a drama and it was filmed in the Kuigan and Tuyyk villages in the Almaty Region, Kazakhstan.
To check out all previous submissions for Kazakhstan, click HERE.
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