Kyrgyzstan Movies

Episodic portrait of the absurdities of Kyrgyz village life in the summer.

Images of Uzbek folklore permeate the author's story with the motif of trauma. She connects the reflection on self-acceptance and awareness of one's...

Scene. The play. First Love. A boy decides to confess his love for his classmate on the day of the play in an abandoned old club. She is Juliet to...

Based on true events, several stories about disempowerment of women, are closely intertwined, affecting to each other's, unfolding against the...

35-year-old former prosecutor Ilyas goes to his native village, where the residents have a secret. In a mysterious gorge there are multi-ton stones...

Central Asia. A sanatorium called Aurora, is located at the shores of the high mountainous lake Issyk-Kul and the action of the film is taking place...

The hardships of modern life for one of the families, unhappy in its own way and at the same time recognizable to others. A husband and wife are...

The second film by Kyrgyzstani director Aktan Arym Kubat (then credited by his Russian name Aktan Abdykalykov), it is the first of his...

Certain Emotions (Belli Başlı Duygular), a 2024 short film by Cem Kamil Dede, explores the inner thoughts of a 16-year-old boy grappling...

An elderly man, a shoemaker, lived alone for many years. His quiet life away from people takes a completely different turn when his radio breaks...

The young polygraph maintenance specialist firmly believes that technology will replace humanity. When distrust of the woman he loves creeps into his...

Based on a story from Talip Ibraimov’s collection „The Old man and the Angel“. Angels can be heralds of positive or negative...

A film tapestry that weaves together different Kyrgyzstan’s colonial and postcolonial histories as well as the filmmaker’s personal...

5-year-old CODA Amanda is a precocious child who is celebrating her birthday with a family dinner. When her Deaf parents start arguing, however, she...

A sound frame from the silent life

Women around the world are often subject to harmful stereotypes depicting them as being weaker or inferior to men. The world of sports is no...

A biographical film about one of the leading documentarians in the history of Kyrgyz cinema. The film tells about the creative path of Bekesh...

A Muslim man, who lives by the rules of sharia law, is challenged on his person and his faith when a highly pregnant woman needs his boat, his ores...