 Tulpan Director: Sergey Dvortsevoy Writer: Sergey Dvortsevoy Cast: Tolepbergen Baisakalov, Ondas Besikbasov, Samal Esljamova Distributor: Zeitgeist Country: Kazakhstan Theatrical Release Date: April 1, 2009 Synopsis: In the director’s own words, "Tulpan" was shot “in the middle of nowhere,” in southern Kazakhstan, in an area known as the Hunger Steppe, home to nomadic shepherds and their flocks. A young man returns from military service, to join his sister and her husband, and to court Tulpan, the area’s only marriageable young woman. Winner of the Cannes Festival Prix Un Certain Regard, "Tulpan" is part ethnographic drama, part astonishing wildlife movie. This arid, wind-swept terrain is home to lambs and camels, people who live in yurts, and a young woman who rejects her suitor with the excuse that his ears are too large. "Tulpan" is gloriously shot and compellingly acted; it will be a startling revelation to anyone who has not previously had the pleasure of seeing Dvortsevoy’s earlier films, "Highway" and "Paradise." [Synposis courtesy of Film Forum] Read More on indieWIRE:
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AFI Fest '09
Chipotle Mexican Grill to Award a Filmmaker $2000, April 4, 2010 during the ECOtainment Awards at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills.
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