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Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz cinema came out of the Soviet studio system and found an international audience with Aktan Abdykalykov's The Adopted Son (1998). Its films often work with rural life, folk tradition and the changes after independence.

Awards won by films from this country (number of awarded films)

1 Busan International Film Festival1 Nika Award1 Shanghai International Film Festival1 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

Famous Directors

Aktan AbdykalykovKyrgyzstanAktan Arym KubatKyrgyzstanErnest AbdyjaparovKyrgyzstanMirlan AbdykalykovKyrgyzstanTemirbek BirnazarovKyrgyzstan

Top films · 7 films

  1. Saratan 2005 · Ernest Abdyjaparov · IMDb 7.2
  2. The Adopted Son 1998 · Aktan Abdykalykov · IMDb 6.9
  3. Heavenly Nomadic 2015 · Mirlan Abdykalykov · IMDb 6.9
  4. Night Accident 2017 · Temirbek Birnazarov · IMDb 6.8
  5. The Light Thief 2010 · Aktan Arym Kubat · IMDb 6.5
  6. Black Red Yellow 2025 · Aktan Arym Kubat · IMDb 6.4
  7. Running to the Sky 2019 · Mirlan Abdykalykov · IMDb 6.3