Tulpan

Tulpan
Director
Sergey Dvortsevoy
Country
Germany, Kazajstan, Poland, Russia, Switzerland
Year
2008
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Sergey Dvortsevoy / Gennadij Ostrowskij
Cast
Askhat Kuchinchirekov / Samal Eslyamova / Tulepbergen Baisakalov / Ondasyn Besikbasov
Production
Pandora Filmproduktion
http://www.pandorafilm.com

Storyline

After completing his naval service, young Asa travels back to the Kazakh steppe where his sister and her shepherd husband live a nomadic life. To start his new life, eager Asa must get married first before he can become a shepherd himself. Asa's only hope for marriage on the deserted steppe is Tulpan, the daughter of another shepherd family. Poor Asa is disappointed to learn that Tulpan doesn't like him because she thinks that his ears are too big. But Asa doesn't give up and he continues to dream of a life that may not be possible on the steppe...

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2008
Un Certain Regard

Cannes Awards 2008
Un Certain Regard Award