Participants from Kyrgyzstan at the Berlinale: 'The Descendant of the Snow Leopard' - 1985

The 70th Berlinale starts today on the February 20 in Berlin. 

Column about participants from Kyrgyzstan in Vecherniy Bishkek newspaper was published on 18.02.2020

This material dedicated to 'The Descendant of the Snow Leopard'. This film won Silver Bear in 1985

Director of the film Tolomush Okeyev with Silver Bear

THE DESCENDANT OF THE SNOW LEOPARD

A colour feature film, 35mm, 120 min.

Produced by the Kyrgyzfilm Studio, 1985.

Script by Mar Baydjiev, Tolomush Okeyev

Directed by Tolomush Okeyev

Photography by Nurtay Borbiev

Art-Designer – Aleksey Makarov

Music by Muratbek Begaliev

Featuring: Dogdurbek Kydyraliev, Ashir Chokubaev, Aliman Jankorozova, Marat Janteliev ets.

Synopsis:

The film is based on two Kyrgyz epics “Kojojash” and “Karagul Botom”, telling about Kojojash, courageous and militant hunter, chief of the tribe of mountain hunters – “Snow Leopards”. One day he broke the law of ancestors and nature took revenge on him and he lost his only son.

Festivals & Prizes:

-    Main Prize and Diploma, All-Union Film Festival, Minsk-85.

-    Silver Bear for Outstanding Individual Perfomance: Tolomush Okeyev, Berlin International Film Festival, 1985

-    Silver Sword for Outstanding Director, International Film Festival, Damaskus-86.

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