Plot
On the steppes of Kazakhstan, Asa lives in a yurt with his sister Samal, her husband Ondas, and their three children. Ondas is a herdsman, tough and strong. It's dry, dusty, and windy; too many lambs are stillborn. Against this backdrop, Asa, a dreamer who's slight of build and recently finished with a stint in the Russian Navy, tries to establish a life on the steppes. He, his friend Boni, and Ondas call on Tulpan, the only single girl in the area. The men talk to her parents while she listens out of sight. Her answer and Asa's later trips to talk to her form an arc of hope against the harsh land. Is this the place of Asa's dreams? What about the other lambs?
Written by
Sergei Dvortsevoy, Gennadiy Ostrovskiy
Directed by
Sergei Dvortsevoy
Crew
Production Countries
Russia, Kazakhstan, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Germany
Production Companies
Slovo, PISF, Pallas Film, Filmcontract Ltd., Bundesamt für Kultur (BAK), BIM Distribuzione, Cobra Film, CTB Film Company, Pandora Film, ARTE
Languages
Awards
19 wins & 14 nominations