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XI Forum of the young cinema Umut-2024

 

Dates & place: 28.03-01.04.24, 2024, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Participants: Ex-Soviet countries
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Sunday, 12 February 2017 00:00

Berlin, 10.02.2017: world premiere-Centaur

 

"Centaur" made by Aktan Arym Kubat, Kyrgyzstan / France / Germany / Netherlands 2017 / Kirghiz / 89 min · Colour

 

World premiere: Friday, February 10, 20:00 CinemaxX 7 (E)

 

 

There’s a horse thief at large on the outskirts of Bishkek high up in the mountainous region of Kyrgyzstan’s capital. Otherwise not a lot happens in this small community that does at least boast a cinema. This is where stories of the war in Afghanistan, Bollywood fairy-tales from India or films by ex-Soviet director Tolomush Okeyev open up a window on the world. This is also where projectionist and horse thief Centaur lives with his deaf wife and young son. Theirs is a simple life and yet one that increasingly seems to fall foul of the jealously and intrigues of others. Centaur believes that the people of Kyrgyzstan themselves descend from centaurs, mythological half-human half-horse creatures, and that horses are, as he says, ‘the wings of humankind’. Unfolding in contemplative images, Kyrgyz director Aktan Arym Kubat’s film is an allegorical tale of humans, animals and nature trying to live together whilst caught between faith and superstition, modernity and tradition. As in his award-winning film The Light Thief Aktan Arym Kubat himself once again plays the leading role.

 

 

WITH

 

Aktan Arym Kubat (Centaur)
Nuraly Tursunkojoev (Nurberdi)
Zarema Asanalieva (Maripa)
Taalaikan Abazova (Sharapat)
Ilim Kalmuratov (Sadyr)
Bolot Tentimyshov (Karabay)
Maksat Mamyrkanov (Teit)

 

 

CREW

 

Director

Aktan Arym Kubat

Screenplay

Aktan Arym Kubat, Ernest Abdyjaparov

Director of Photography

Khassan Kydyraliev

Editor

Petar Markovic

Music

Andre Matthias

Sound Design

Manuel Laval

Sound

Gerben Kokmeijer

Production Design

Adis Seitaliev

Costumes

Inara Abdieva

Producers

Altynai Koichumanova, Cedomir Kolar, Thanassis Karathanos, Marc Baschet, Denis Vaslin

Co-producers

Martin Hampel, Danis Tanovic, Yûji Sadai, Fleur Knopperts, Gulmira Kerimova

Co-production

Kyrgyzfilm Studio, Bishkek
Bitters End

 

 

BIOGRAPHY

Aktan Arym Kubat

Born in Kyrgyzstan in 1957, he is also known as Aktan Abdykalykov. After graduating from the Art Academy in Bishkek he first worked as a production designer and directed several short films before making his feature debut in 1998 withBeshkempir (The Adopted Son). The film won several prizes including the Silver Leopard at Locarno. Maimyl (The Chimp) and Svet-Ake (The Light Thief) screened at international festivals including Cannes and won numerous awards. Centauris his sixth feature-length film.

 

Filmography

1992 Gde Tvoy Dom, Ulitka? (Where Is Your House, Snail?)1993 Sel'kincek (The Swing1998 Beshkempir (The Adopted Son2001 Maimyl (The Chimp2009 Ray Dlya Mamy (Mothers Heaven2010 Svet-Ake (The Light Thief2017 Centaur

 

 

PRODUCED BY

Oy Art
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

 

Pallas Film
Halle/ Saale, Germany

 

ASAP Films
Paris, France
+33 1 42774776

 

Volya Films
Rotterdam, Netherlands
+31 10 4155621
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WORLD SALES

 

The Match Factory
Köln, Germany
+49 221 5397090
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