Beshkempir: The Adopted Son
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Aktan Abdikalikov
Mirlan Abdikalikov
Albina Imasheva
Adir Abilkassimov
Bakit Dzhylkychiev
Mirlan Cinkozoev
Film Details
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Synopsis
The story of a young boy in Kyrgyzstan who finds out that his parents are not his birth parents but rather that his was given to them as a gift, as part of a tradition in which the parents of a large family give a baby to a childless couple. Although he has good relationships with his family and friends, the news of his adoption changes his life dramatically.
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Audience Award at the 1998 Viennale International Film Festival.
Winner of the Grand Prize at the 1998 Cottbus Festival of Young East European Cinema.
Winner of the Silver Leopard (Young Cinema), the FICC/IFFS Prize and recieved Second Special Mention at the 1998 Locarno International Film Festival.
Winner of the Special Jury Award at the 1998 Gijon International Film Festival.
Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 1998 Gijon International Film Festival.
Released in United States Winter February 17, 1999
Released in United States August 1998
Released in United States October 1998
Released in United States November 1998
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States January 1999
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 5-15, 1998.
Shown at Viennale International Film Festival in Vienna October 16-28, 1998.
Shown at Cottbus Festival of Young East European Cinena in Cottbus, Germany November 11-15, 1998.
Shown at Gijon International Film Festival in Spain November 20-27, 1998.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (New Directors Showcase) May 13 - June 6, 1999.
Feature directorial debut for Aktan Abdikalikov.
Film is the first independent production from Kyrgystan, which gained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Released in United States Winter February 17, 1999
Released in United States August 1998 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 5-15, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Viennale International Film Festival in Vienna October 16-28, 1998.)
Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at Gijon International Film Festival in Spain November 20-27, 1998.)
Released in United States January 1999 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 21-31, 1999.)
Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at Cottbus Festival of Young East European Cinena in Cottbus, Germany November 11-15, 1998.)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (New Directors Showcase) May 13 - June 6, 1999.)
