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Tulip (Tulpan) - Askhat Kuchinchirekov, Samal Yeslyamova, Ondasyn Besiskbasov, Sergei Dvortsevoy

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Movie propaganda

Polished, funny and utterly charming, Kazakhstan director Sergey Dvortsevoy's first feature film. Tulip (Tulpan), which won the top prize in the Un Certain Regard sidebar at the Festival de Cannes, tells of a family not only surviving but also relishing the harsh life of sheep and goat herders on a barren landscape.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film drama Kazakhstan family sheep goat farmer herd yurt romance navy arranged marriage

Persons of interest

Ondas Besikbasov .... Ondas
Samal Esljamova .... Samal
Askhat Kuchencherekov .... Askhat
Sergei Dvortsevoy .... Screenwriter
Gennadi Ostrovsky .... Screenwriter
Sergei Dvortsevoy .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Tulip (Tulpan) official movie site
Tulip (Tulpan) film production notes
Tulip (Tulpan) QuickTime movie trailers
Awards and film festivals:

Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2008: Nomination: Best Feature Film, Achievement in Directing (Sergei Dvortsevoy)
London Film Festival 2008: Film on the Square; Won: Sutherland Trophy
Toronto International Film Festival 2008: Screening

NB: Kazakh and Russian language dialogue with English language subtitles
Studios and distributors:

Palace Films

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Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Ok... there's a reason that Borat was set in Kazakhstan. It sucks! We think that we have povvos here in Australia but we don't know the first thing about poverty. We think we have deserts but the Red Heart has nothing on Kazakhstan. What a shit-hole. You can tell that this is not going to be a comedy. I don't know how people can keep living in such a place, not just physically (as far as I can tell the livestock are fed mostly on a diet of rocks and dirt) but mentally. Let the sheep out, bring the sheep in, eat dinner, go to bed. Repeat. And if you think it's hard to find a partner in Sydney, try living in a region with only three single women.

You should only watch Tulip (Tulpan) if you're in the mood to be depressed.

The drama, Kazakhstan movie Tulip (Tulpan) is directed by Sergei Dvortsevoy and stars Askhat Kuchinchirekov, Samal Yeslyamova, Ondasyn Besiskbasov.