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Release Year2008
Runtime1h 36m
LanguageKirghiz
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Romance
Votes4
DirectorMarie-Jaoul de Poncheville
WritersMarie-Jaoul de Poncheville, Chinghiz Aitmatov, Azamat Kadyraliev
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsTengri: Blue Heavens
About Tengri: Blue Heavens
This is a love story set in the steppes of Central Asia of today. Temür a thirty year old Kazakh decides to start life again in his ancestral village in the Kyrghyz Mountains. He discovers soon after his arrival that he is a misfit in this settlement of old conservative Islamic men,some women and children. The only ray of hope for him is Amira a young married woman who waits in frustration for her absentee husband - a Mujahideen. Temur watches sorrowfully as the individual village stories unfold at the same as he tries to help the community out in any way he can. In this way he comes closer to Amira and Taib, her young brother-in-law. In a dead end situation the lovers decide to leave the settlement and travel to a place that would hold out with their dreams. Written by Mira Tanna-Händel
Directed by Marie-Jaoul de Poncheville, Tengri: Blue Heavens leans on a strong ensemble — Albina Imasheva, Ilim Kalmuratov, Hélène Patarot — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2008.
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