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Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Asa, a young and cheerful dreamer, returns from his Russian naval service to his sister’s nomadic family on the desolate Hunger Steppe of central Asia, so that he can begin his own life as a shepherd. But before he can tend a flock of his own, Asa must first win the hand of the only eligible girl for miles—his mysterious neighbor, Tulpan.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic88/100
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
55 audience votes
Key crew
- Sergei DvortsevoyDirector
- Sergei DvortsevoyWriter
- Gennadiy OstrovskiyWriter
Cast
- Askhat KuchencherekovAsa
- Samal YeslyamovaSamal
- Tulepbergen BaisakalovBoni
- Bereke TurganbayevBeke
- Ondassyn BessikbassovOndas
- Nurzhigit ZhapabayevNuka
- Mahabbat TurganbayevaMaha
- Amangeldi NurzhanbayevTulpan’s Father
- Tazhyban KhalykulovaTulpan’s Mother