Following an old nomadic tradition “bauryna salu’”, Yersultan was given at birth to his grandmother so that she could raise him. He grew up with resentment and disconnection from his parents. When he turns 12, his grandmother dies and he has to move back with the family he barely knows. Yersultan’s coming-of-age process coincides with an unbearable transformation and an attempt to restore the relationship between him and his father.
Presented in the New Directors’ section at the San Sebastián Film Festival.
Bauryna Salu
2023
12 years
113 min.
Fiction
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, family drama, youth, maturing, international festivals, parenthood
Colorido
Askhat Kuchinchirekov
Askhat Kuchinchirekov
Zhanarbek Eleubek
Begaly Shibikeyev
Yersultan Yermanov, Yersultan Yermanov, Bigaisha Salkynova, Aidos Auesbayev, Dinara Shymyrbaeva
Anna Katchko
Askhat Film
Murat Makhan
Wide Management
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