The Adopted Son (1998)
Beshkempir (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 21min
- Drama
- 10 Feb 1999 (France)
- Movie
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Mirlan Abdykalykov | ... |
Beshkempir
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Adir Abilkassimov |
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Mirlan Cinkozoev |
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Bakit Dzhylkychiev |
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Albina Imasheva | ... |
Aynura
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Talai Mederov |
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Directed by
| Aktan Arym Kubat | ... | (as Aktan Abdykalykov) |
Written by
| Avtandil Adikulov | ... | (writer) |
| Aktan Arym Kubat | ... | (writer) (as Aktan Abdykalykov) |
| Marat Sarulu | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Irizbaj Alybayev | ... | producer |
| Marc Baschet | ... | producer |
| Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela | ... | producer |
| Cédomir Kolar | ... | producer |
Music by
| Nurlan Nishanov | ||
Cinematography by
| Khasan Kydyraliyev | ||
Editing by
| Tilek Mambetova | ||
Art Direction by
| Emil Tilelov | ||
Production Management
| Mathieu Bompoint | ... | production supervisor |
Sound Department
| Bakyt Niyaraliyev | ... | sound |
| Gaukhar Sidikova | ... | sound |
Additional Crew
| Philippe Valentin | ... | head production accountant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
- Cara M (France)
- Cult Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
- Fox Lorber (1999) (United States) (subtitled)
- Mongrel Media (Canada)
- Moskwood Media (2001) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Primer Plano Film Group (Argentina)
- trigon-film (2004) (Switzerland) (DVD) (subtitled)
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Storyline
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In a Kyrgyz village, five older women adopt an infant foundling. Jump ahead about 12 years: the boy, Beshkempir, is entering puberty, the age, his granny says, when life goes berserk. He plays with friends, horsing around, sniggering about sex, going to an outdoor movie. He works, fishing and making bricks of mud. And, he's starting to notice girls. He and his best friend fight, and he learns to his consternation that he's a foundling. A death in the family pushes Beshkempir even faster toward adult roles: he must brush tears from his eyes, lead a funeral procession, and reconcile with his friend. Then, he borrows a bicycle and calls on Aynura: courtship begins.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Official submission of Kyrgyzstan for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 71st Academy Awards in 1999. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Pirated Copy (2004). See more » |