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A story about the life of an old woman named Burma. Coarsened and hardened in soul, she becomes attached and imbued with maternal love for a strange...

On the shore of Issyk-Kul, a young family begins a new life, restoring an old cafe. But their dream turns into a nightmare when dark secrets of the...

The story begins with Maksat falling in love with Aisuluu at first sight. He soon learns that Aisuluu has a "fiancé" - Tilek, the son of her...

The Chimp is the nickname of a teenage boy (with large ears) who lives in the small town of Balyktchy, Kirghizstan, a former part of the USSR in...

A few former pupils of primary school teacher Aishi-Aly meet again for a party on the top of the sacred mountain that dominates their village. But...

In the vast plains of Kyrgyzstan, men have been cultivating a group sport with a long tradition. The aim of the game buzkashi is to steal the trophy...

As numbers quarrel after disagreeing which number is the strongest, two children realize the true meaning of strength in numbers.

Under Heaven, written and directed by Dalmira Tilepbergen, is a modern day re-working of the biblical tale of Cain and Abel, set in a remote mountain...

Two elderly women from a remote mountain village must climb the stairs of a tall apartment building to visit a relative. As they make their way up,...

Young Altyn eagerly leaves pastoral life behind for the modern comforts of the capital, but soon finds a corrupted society clashing with the values...

Last Lesson is about social problems of high school students: school racketeering, relationships with parents, education, positive and negative role...

Zamir and Ainura want nothing more than to start a family, but when they adopt a quiet young boy named Ulan following a devastating miscarriage, they...

Each September, Bolot Tagaev and his family practice a centuries old tradition, harvesting walnuts in one of the oldest walnut forests in Kyrgyzstan....

The journey of sculptor Akzholtoy begins with a somber telegram: Esengeldi, a close family friend, has passed away. Returning to his village with his...

Aisulu Akhmatova is a renowned cotton grower, but her rising fame sparks resentment in her husband, who assaults her in the very fields where she...

A fire broke out in the house of a young family in a village on the outskirts of the city, where their child died. According to the neighbors, the...

A terrible tragedy occurs in Zamir's family. The eldest daughter Aidai, who blames herself for what happened, falls into depression and begins to...

The last year at school is not only about exams but also about the first truly adult trials. Friendship is tested for strength, first love faces a...

A team of rescue workers do what they can in the desperate situation left by an earthquake in the Kyrgyz mountains.

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