Walnut Tree (2015 film)
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Yerzhan Rustembekov
Balnur Asyl
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| Directed by | Yerlan Nurmukhambetov |
| Written by | Yerlan Nurmukhambetov Yerzhan Rustembekov |
| Produced by | Yerzhan Akhmetov |
| Starring | Rustem Zhaniamanov Balnur Asyl |
| Cinematography | Murat Nugmanov |
| Edited by | Aibol Kasymzhanov |
| Music by | Sultan Abetov |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Language | Kazakh |
Walnut Tree is a 2015 Kazakhstani film directed by Yerlan Nurmukhambetov in his feature debut. It tells the story of a wedding comedy that shows the everyday lives of people living in a small village in Kazakhstan. It made its world premiere at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in 2015 and won the New Currents Award. It also won the Critics Jury Award at the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in France, and the Tulpar Award for Best Film at the Kazakh National Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences on September 30, 2016.[1][2][3][4]
Gabit and Aisulu, a young couple from a village in southern Kazakhstan, falls in love and plans to get married. But according to the local tradition, the groom ought to steal the future bride.[5]
Cast
- Rustem Zhanyamanov
- Balnur Asyl
- Nurzhan Zhumanov
- Asylbek Musabekov
