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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Overview of articles

  • Mergen

    Beneath the snowy mountains lie dark secrets and buried trauma in this hypnotic Kyrgyz noir.
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  • Pure Coolness

    Melodrama with fairytale elements about an urban beauty in Kyrgyzia who is kidnapped during a visit to the countryside and then has to marry a…
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  • Absurd and Absurdity

    As the title suggests, this is anything but a realistic drama. The film takes a light-hearted look at the adventures of three Kyrgyz young men…
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  • Everything’s OK

    Moving fiction with surprisingly good acting about two street kids in Kyrgyzia.
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  • The Move

    An old man and his little granddaughter peacefully live in a small village by the river. One day his daughter pushes him to sell the…
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  • De aap

    Emotions that accompany growing up Kyrgyzstan. The boy from Beshkempir (IFFR 1999) is now a few years older. His nickname is The Chimp and he…
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  • Pencil Against Ants

    Beautifully shot love story about a simpleton who is to be married off, but has his eye on someone else. Screened before Lucia.
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  • The Earrings

    A poetical film from southern Kyrgyzstan where two mothers let their son and daughter meet for the first time, with thoughts of marriage. Screened bef
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  • Gemma Ion – Time Acceleration Method

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  • Beshkempir

    According to ancient Kyrgyz tradition, a couple with a large family gives a newborn baby to another couple without children. When Beshkempir finds out
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