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The adopted son [videorecording (DVD)] / a film by Aktan Abdikalikov.

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distributed exclusively in Canada by Mongrel Media, 2006.

Adopted children -- Drama.

Kyrgyzstan -- Social life and customs -- Drama.

Video Difference legacy collection.

1572527684 (WinStar TV & Video)

Alternate title:

Beshkempir [videorecording (DVD)]

[videorecording (DVD)] /

1 videodisc (78 min.) : Dolby digital sd., b&w, col. ; 12 cm.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1998.

A Kyrgyzstan/France co-production.

In Kyrgyzstani with optioanl English subtitles.

Kyrgyzfilm & Noé Productions ; screenplay by Aktan Abdykalykov, Avtandil Adykoulov, Marat Saroulum ; directed by Aktan Abdykalykov.

Mirlan Abdykalykov, Albina Imasheva, Adir Abilkassimov, Bakit Dzhylkychiev, Mirlan Cinkozoev, Talai Mederov.

"Beshkempir is an exquisitely composed and photographed child-to-man tale of a Kyrgyz villager. Beshkempir is just like any other kid -- playing in mud, getting into trouble, experiencing the first pangs of sexuality - until a fight with his best friend leads to the revelation that he was adopted. What sounds like a cliché takes on striking resonance here in a mostly pre-industrial society where the daily rituals are so earth-based that Beshkempir's request for money to see a movie comes across as an anachronism. Shot in gorgeous black and white, the film explodes into occasional bursts of color. Beshkempir, The Adopted Son is a rare poetic treat."--Container (Fox Lorber ed.)

Coming-of-age films.

Abdykalykov, Aktan, 1957-

Abdykalykov, Mirlan.

Imasheva, Albina.

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