
Tulpan
2008
Sergei Dvortsevoy
On the steppes of Kazakhstan, Asa lives in a yurt with his sister Samal, her husband Ondas, and their three children. Ondas is a herdsman, tough and strong. It's dry, dusty, and windy; too many lambs are stillborn. Against this backdrop, Asa, a dreamer who's slight of build and recently finished with a stint in the Russian Navy, tries to establish a life on the steppes. He, his friend Boni, and Ondas call on Tulpan, the only single girl in the area. The men talk to her parents while she listens out of sight. Her answer and Asa's later trips to talk to her form an arc of hope against the harsh land. Is this the place of Asa's dreams? What about the other lambs?
Cast
Askhat Kuchinchirekov·Samal Yeslyamova·Tolepbergen Baisakalov·Ondassyn Bessikbassov
Producers
Karl Baumgartner·Valerie Fischer·Bulat Galimgereyev·Raimond Goebel·Thanassis Karathanos
Languages
Major Awards
3 wins · 1 nomination
Wins (3)
Festival Grand Prize
Cinema Prize of the French National Education System
Award of the Youth
Critics' Awards
Un Certain Regard Award
Nominations (1)
Festival Grand Prize
Golden Camera