Baksy
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Gulshad Omarova
Neisipkul Omarbekova
Farkhat Amankulov
Almat Ayanov
Tolepbergen Baisakalov
Asel Abutova
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Aiday is an old Kazakh Baksy: she can heal people, find their souls and tell them where their stolen cattle has been hidden. She has been living on the land of a rich businessman, Ryspek, for years because that is the place she gets her strength to heal from. When local authorities want to build a gas station and motel over where her house stands, she is distraught. But the construction takes place and Aida disappears. A year later, when someone burns down the gas station, the station's developers think that Ryspek, the landowner, should cover their losses. When he refuses to do so, they kidnap his son. Now Ryspek has to find Aida, because only she will be able to find his son.
Director
Gulshad Omarova
Cast
Neisipkul Omarbekova
Farkhat Amankulov
Almat Ayanov
Tolepbergen Baisakalov
Asel Abutova
Nurlan Alimzhanov
Toktar Beksenov
Sayat Merekenov
Olzhas Nusuppaev
Crew
Almat Akhmetov
Sergei Bodrov
Sergei Bodrov
Dasha Danilova
Natacha Devillers
Malik Esenbaev
Rafik Galeev
Vladimir Golounin
Anar Kashaganova
Almagul Menlibaeva
Gulshad Omarova
Sergei Selyanov
Mabinte Van De Belt
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States October 2008
Released in United States 2009
Released in United States January 2009
Released in United States July 2009
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Window on Asian Cinema) October 2-10, 2008.
Shown at Rome Film Festival (Competition) October 22-31, 2008.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Main Competition) October 16-29, 2008.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Bright Future) January 21-February 1, 2009.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 6-19, 2009.
Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (East of the West - Films in Competition) July 3-11, 2009.
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Showcase on Kazakhstan) October 30-November 9, 2008.)
Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Window on Asian Cinema) October 2-10, 2008.)
Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at Rome Film Festival (Competition) October 22-31, 2008.)
Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Main Competition) October 16-29, 2008.)
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Bright Future) January 21-February 1, 2009.)
Released in United States January 2009 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 6-19, 2009.)
Released in United States July 2009 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (East of the West - Films in Competition) July 3-11, 2009.)
