Movies: Artyk Suyundukov

The forty-year-old commentator, summing up his life and realizing that his well-being is purely external and essentially nothing significant has been done, leaves for his native village, where, he hopes, he will be able to take a step towards his tru...

Based on the story of Chingiz Aitmatov "The White Steamer". In a forest cordon, lost high in the mountains, an old man and an old woman and his daughter live with their family - a husband and a seven-year-old son named Shambala, which means "boy-cand...

About the Kirghiz aristocracy's attempt to battle the influx of Russian merchants in pre-Revolution days....

Anticipation of Love has settled in the heart of a young lady. The boundaries between dream and passion are very elusive. Life is full of physical deprivations and, of course, sensual pleasures, and the deep meaning of that all is Love. The deeper ...

To build a house and feed his family, Deles went to the mountain camps as a shepherd. With all sorts of promises and temptations, local businessmen gradually connected Deles to their machinations — and the young shepherd very soon built a huge house,...

A tiny Kyrgyz aul in the mountains is slated for demolition, and its people must move to a collective farm. Young shepherd Kanat sets out for the city to study, but after being deceived, he chooses to stay, realizing he must first learn the art of li...

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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 him, and he wants to be her Romeo....

Traditionally a woman receives a pair of earrings as a gift when a man proposes to her. They might not be previously acquainted and their marriage might be arranged by their parents, but here the girl makes her own choice....

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A young woman, disillusioned with her beloved, leaves for a mountain village. Her connection with nature and with wise, sincere people brings her a sense of wholeness in life, something she thought was lost forever....

A lonely watchman lives in a rocky cemetery near a small town. Obviously, his life among people did not work out, but here he found his peace....