Baksy

Oct 2 2008 N/A 1h 27m
Drama, Fantasy

Aidai the baksy, or witch doctor, lives in the mountains and helps people. She uses mysterious actions to cure the sick and to give infertile couples children. As capitalist forces begin to encroach on tradition, the first casualty is any culture's most fundamental inheritance - land. The healer has to leave her land because the mob thinks the location is suitable for a filling station. A harsh battle between supernatural good and earthly evil ensues.

Plot

Aidai the baksy, or witch doctor, lives in the mountains and helps people. She uses mysterious actions to cure the sick and to give infertile couples children. As capitalist forces begin to encroach on tradition, the first casualty is any culture's most fundamental inheritance - land. The healer has to leave her land because the mob thinks the location is suitable for a filling station. A harsh battle between supernatural good and earthly evil ensues. Native Dancer evokes the mysticism of fantasy and the thrills of a gangster film. Featuring Neisipkul Omarbekova, a real-life Kazakh witch doctor, in the title role.

Written by

Sergei Bodrov, Gulshat Omarova

Directed by

Gulshat Omarova

Cast

Neisipkul Omarbekova, Farkhad Amankulov, Almat Ayanov

Crew

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Production Countries

France, Kazakhstan, Germany, Russia

Production Companies

CTB Film Company

Languages

Awards

1 win & 5 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
240
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA