The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
When his father sells their baby camel Altynka, his mother, Mara, escapes to be find her calf. Her disappearance is a potential disaster for the family so eldest son, Bayir, takes off to retrieve her. What follows is part road movie, part coming-of-age as Bayr adventures across the Kalmyk steppe.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
26 audience votes
Key crew
- Yuri FetingDirector
- Yuri FetingScreenplay
- Elzyata MandzhievaScreenplay
Cast
- Mikhail GasanovBayir
- Viktor SukhorukovHonorary Movie Man
- Petr NovikovQuarter
- Irina HurgunovaDzhirgalka
- Danzan BadrashkievSanalka
- Batr MandzhievFather
- Baira MandzhievaMother
- Vitaly MakhovPolice Lieutenant
- Vitaly NadbitovPox-face
- Tseden KonayevMenke Davaich
Stills
Themes
camelsteppesvolgarussiashepherd boyboykalmyk