You were standing on the shore
جاعادا تۇردىڭ سەن
Zhayna travels from Xinjiang to Almaty in search of her missing husband, Yersin, who vanished without a trace when the Kazakhstan-China border closed during the pandemic, and the political winds grew harsh. Reuniting with old companions, she meanders through memories of youth, love, and the shifting world they left behind. A gentle, minimalist elegy on longing and belonging from Kazakh poet, translator and filmmaker Tilek Yrysbek.
– Ivan Ramljak
Also in this combined programme
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Última vez hace mucho tiempo
A delicate autobiographical portrait about absences, distances and love. -
Concrete Kids
Magical-realist musical about a lonely Lithuanian teenager trying to survive in a violent neighbourhood.
Film details
- Country of production
- Kazakhstan
- Year
- 2026
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2026
- Length
- 28'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
