Tulpan

Tulpan (2009)

Тюльпан

She's the only girl for him.

Asa, a young and cheerful dreamer, returns from his Russian naval service to his sister’s nomadic family on the desolate Hunger Steppe of central Asia, so that he can begin his own life as a shepherd. But before he can tend a flock of his own, Asa must first win the hand of the only eligible girl for miles—his mysterious neighbor, Tulpan.

Date of release
2009-03-04
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (55)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
Director
Sergei Dvortsevoy

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 2. Including: Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Feature Film

Tulpan is a 2008 Kazakh drama film. It was directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy and distributed by Zeitgeist Films. Tulpan was Kazakhstan's 2009 Academy Awards official submission to Foreign Language Film category, but it didn't make the final shortlist. It won the award for Best Film at the 2nd Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

Development

Director Sergey Dvortsevoy was born in Kazakhstan, lived there for 28 years working for an aviation company, and was very familiar with Kazakhstan's countryside. In an interview at the New York Film Festival he revealed how he had always wanted to tell a story about such a barren setting.

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