Esimde

Sep 21 2023 N/A 1h 45m

An amnesiac old man Zarlyk who after twenty-three years of ordeal in a foreign land, returns to his homeland. Events take place in a village in Kyrgyzstan, where he is brought by his matured son Kubat. Much has changed during his absence: the morals of the villagers, mired in the realities of a changing world, radicalization of Islam, growing crime, and moral corrosive corruption began to consume... Zarlyk’s wife Umsunai, having lost hope of his return, went into religion, married the local authority Jaichy. The bright past invades the already accustomed Umsunai’s life. But nothing touches Zarlyk. An inexplicable passion for collecting garbage replaced him everything. Will the memory return to him and will Umsunai gain lost happiness when they are pressed by tight attitudes and immorality of the clergy, when love has eclipsed recklessness?

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Plot

A man who has lost his memory while working in Russia and returns to Kyrgyzstan for the first time in 20 years.

Written by

Aktan Arym Kubat, Dalmira Tilepbergenova

Directed by

Aktan Arym Kubat

Cast

Aktan Arym Kubat, Mirlan Abdykalykov, Taalaikan Abazova

Crew

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Production Countries

France, Japan, Kyrgyz Republic, Singapore

Production Companies

Kyrgyzfilm, Bitters End, Mandra Films, Oy Art Film Producing Company, Volya Films

Languages

Awards

1 win & 4 nominations

Trailers
This Is What I Remember(??) - ??? - Trailer|?35???????? 35th Tokyo International Film Festival
Scores
# of Votes
35
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA