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Overview

A 12-year-old boy from the isolated steppes in Kazakhstan has first encounter with the outside world when he is sent to a children's clinic with a treatable heart condition. It is here that he gets his first taste of the pain and pleasure of love when he falls for a kindly young nurse. His crush becomes a bit of an obsession, he spies on her frequently and experiences his first moments of sexual awakening. Also at the institution everyone speaks Russian and soon Jasulan will face exclusion in his own country.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 5, 1995

Original language

Kazakh

Spoken languages

Russian, Kazakh

Countries

Kazakhstan

Production

Kazakhfilm Studios

Cast

Gulnara Dusmatova,Zhasulan Asauov,Almas Bekgullayev,Asil Badayev,Saule Toktybayeva,Ilyas Kalymbetov,Baurzhan Akhmetov

Director

Darezhan Omirbayev

Writer

Darezhan Omirbayev

Cinematography

Boris Troshev

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0116746