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TULPAN
Tulpan
international title: Tulpan
original title: Tulpan
country: Germany, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Poland
year: 2008
genre: fiction
directed by: Sergey Dvortsevoy
film run: 100'
release date: BE 04/03/2009, FR 04/03/2009, GR 09/04/2009, IT 24/04/2009, CZ 07/05/2009, NL 07/05/2009, PT 14/05/2009
cinematography by: Jolanta Dylewska
art director: Roger Martin
costumes designer: Gaziza Korshiyeva
production: Pandora Filmproduktion, Cobra Films AG, Kaz Eexport Cinema (KZ) Film Company Slovo, Ctb Filmproduction (RU) Filmcontract (PL) Pallas Film (DE)
distributor: ARP Sélection, Benelux Film Distributors (BE), Bim distribuzione (IT)
sales agent: The Match Factory
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synopsis
After completing his naval service, young Asa travels back to the Kazakh steppe where his sister and her shepherd husband live a nomadic life. To start his new life, eager Asa must get married first before he can become a shepherd himself. Asa's only hope for marriage on the deserted steppe is Tulpan, the daughter of another shepherd family. Poor Asa is disappointed to learn that Tulpan doesn't like him because she thinks that his ears are too big. But Asa doesn't give up and he continues to dream of a life that may not be possible on the steppe ...

main awards/selection
Cannes 2008
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard Award
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