Luna Papa

  • 107'
  • Austria
  • 1999
With Bratan (1991) and Kosh ba kosh (1993) Bakhtiyar Khudoynazarov already stole the hearts of Rotterdam audiences. Luna Papa, his third feature, is a humorous and fairy-tale story about love. 'The love of a mother for her son, of Icarus for the son, and of a worm for the apple', according to Khudoynazarov. The beautiful sets contribute to the supernatural mood of the film, as a metaphor for the situation in Central Asia, where the clash between the modern era and tradition have turned reality into something fantastic. In a small village near Samarkand lives the eccentric Bekmuradova family: Mamlakat (17), her father Safar and her brother Nasreddin, who went mad in the Afghan war. This desolate corner of the world is filled with dark figures: the only ones to maintain law and order are a couple of ex-soldiers who drive around in an old tank. Mamlakat is mad about the stage and dreams of becoming an actress. One bright moonlit night, she is seduced by a beautiful and mysterious actor, who leaves her behind, pregnant. Together with a girlfriend, she travels to the city for an abortion, but just before the operation, the old doctor dies in a bizarre way. She has to admit to her father that she is pregnant. So the family set off - travelling through Central Asia in search of the father of the child, to save the family face.
Director
Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov
Countries of production
Austria, Germany, Russia, Switzerland, France
Year
1999
Festival Edition
IFFR 2000
Length
107'
Medium
35mm
Languages
Russian, Farsi
Producers
Pandora Film - OUD, Karl Baumgartner, Heinz Stussak, Prisma Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH
Sales
Christa Saredi
Cinematography
Martin Gschlacht
Sound Design
Rustam Akhadov
Local Distributor
A-Film Distribution
Director
Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov
Countries of production
Austria, Germany, Russia, Switzerland, France
Year
1999
Festival Edition
IFFR 2000
Length
107'
Medium
35mm
Languages
Russian, Farsi
Producers
Pandora Film - OUD, Karl Baumgartner, Heinz Stussak, Prisma Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH
Sales
Christa Saredi
Cinematography
Martin Gschlacht
Sound Design
Rustam Akhadov
Local Distributor
A-Film Distribution