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The Adopted Son (1999)
Directed by Aktan Arym Kubat
Drama · 1h 21m
In a remote Kyrgyz village, Beshkempir, an infant foundling, is taken in by five older women and later adopted by a couple unable to bear children of their own. Fast forward to his early teenage years, a pubescent Beshkempir is faced with all the problems of crushing on girls and courtship, reconciling with friends and dealing with death in the family. Above all he questions his place in the world as an adoptee.
Cast
Mirlan Abdykalykov
Albina Imasheva
Crew
- Director
- Aktan Arym Kubat
- Writer
- Marat Sarulu, Avtandil Adikulov, Aktan Arym Kubat
- Director of Photography
- Khasan Kydyraliyev
- Original Music Composer
- Nurlan Nishanov
- Editor
- Tilek Mambetova
- Producer
- Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela, Čédomir Kolar, Marc Baschet, Irizbaj Alybayev
Details
- Original title
- Beshkempir
- Release date
- 1999-02-10
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- KY
- Spoken languages
- Kirghiz
- Countries
- France, Kyrgyz Republic
- Production
- Noé Productions, CNC, Kyrgyzfilm