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Tulpan
Tulpan
7.4
/10
587 Ratings

TULPAN

Тюльпан

Directed by Sergei Dvortsevoy
Kazakhstan, Russia, 2008
Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Asa dreams of shepherding his own flock on the Kazakh steppe and seeks the companionship of Tulpan, the daughter of a neighbouring family. Tulpan, however, has dreams of her own, and Asa also discovers that he has a good deal to learn…

Synopsis

Asa dreams of shepherding his own flock on the Kazakh steppe and seeks the companionship of Tulpan, the daughter of a neighbouring family. Tulpan, however, has dreams of her own, and Asa also discovers that he has a good deal to learn…

Our take

Winner of the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes and Kazakhstan’s official entry to the 2009 Academy Awards, the critically acclaimed Tulpan is a delicate fusion: of comedy and drama, of expansive wilderness and intimate characters, and of documentary and dramatic filmmaking.