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Plot Summary: The film follows Asa, a young man returning from his Russian naval service to his sister’s nomadic family on the desolate Hunger Steppe of central Asia. Eager to start his own life as a shepherd, Asa must first win the hand of the only eligible girl in miles, his mysterious neighbor Tulpan. Director: Sergey Dvortsevoy Starring: Askhat Kuchinchirekov as Asa Samal Yeslyamova as Samal Ondasyn Besikbasov as Ondas Tulepbergen Baisakalov as Boni   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Realism and Raw Authenticity Today we are leaving Kazakhstan with the movie "Tulpan" by Sergey Dvortsevoy, who also directed our first movie of the week, " Ayka ." Let me tell you, right away, that this is an amazing, unbelievable film. If in yesterday's documentary, "The Eagle Huntress," I felt that I was watching something fictional, today was the opposite. Some scenes are so real that it look...

Plot Summary: The film follows Ayka, a migrant worker in Moscow, who escapes from a hospital window shortly after giving birth. She is in dire need of money to repay her debts to criminals and struggles to find work and survive amidst the harsh winter conditions. The film is a raw and intimate portrayal of her fight for survival, emphasizing the physical and psychological toll of her circumstances. Director: Sergey Dvortsevoy Screenplay: Sergey Dvortsevoy, Gennadiy Ostrovskiy Starring: Samal Yeslyamova as Ayka Polina Severnaya as Hospital Administrator Andrey Kolyadov as Victor   ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Harrowing Journey Begins We start our trip to Kazakhstan this week, in Russia... I had no idea what I was getting myself into when choosing to watch this movie from Kazakh director Sergei Dvortsevoy. Coincidentally, I became a father again a few days ago, and this movie opens in a maternity wa...