Kyrgyzstan Movies

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

Film adaptation of the Kyrgyz folk legend of Raimaly-aga, based on Chingiz Aitmatov's interpretation from his “The Day Lasts More Than a...

In 1957, Chinghiz Aitmatov, a young Kyrgyz student from the Moscow Literature Institute, destined to become one of the great writers of our time,...

A young couple, Saina and David, who move from the U.S. to Kuala Lumpur, settling into a luxurious penthouse with hopes of starting a new life....

Cycling through Kyrgyzstan is a documentary adventure film about a 2015 cycling trip of five Lithuanians through the Tian Shan mountains. It was no...

There are revolutions and disorder in the country. However, an old man doesn't leave his motherland as many others and continues his lonely life.

Two years ago, Asya from Moscow met Zhanybek, a taxi driver from Kyrgyzstan. They fell in love and began to live together. At the beginning of 2021,...

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...

An orphan is torn about discovering the truth about his birth mother. When he reunites with his beloved girl, his life transforms, and he gains hope.

“Who is Next?” is a timely documentary that sheds light on the systemic issue of violence against women in Kyrgyzstan, with a focus on...

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

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

This film tells the story of a young, 22-year-old doctor who decieded to work in a valley with severe climate conditions, where no other doctor...

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...

In one village in Kyrgyzstan there is a stone that looks like a woman. According to local beliefs, a young woman, having quarreled with her husband...

For several years now, Galina Petrovna has not left her house in Mayevka Village near Bishkek. There is a cozy blue house with fish garland in which...

Baizak and Meerim grew up in the same village, and then both moved to the city. But this city draws the girl in, and one day she disappears. Baizak,...

The ancient nomads have a game called Alaman, which is played on horseback. The goal of the game “Alaman” is to master the carcass by...