Tulpan

2009 PG-13 1h 40m

6.3 / 10 54

RATING

6.3/10

YOUR RATING

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.

Director Sergei Dvortsevoy

Writers

Sergei Dvortsevoy Gennadiy Ostrovskiy

Stars

Askhat Kuchencherekov Samal Yeslyamova Tulepbergen Baisakalov

Askhat Kuchencherekov

Asa

Samal Yeslyamova

Samal

Tulepbergen Baisakalov

Ondassyn Bessikbassov

Mahabbat Turganbayeva

Maha

👤

Amangeldi Nurzhanbayev

Friends Activity

No friends have watched this yet

User Reviews 1

CRCulver 6 Sep 2018

5/10

The Russian filmmaker Sergey Dvortsevoy had gained a reputation for documentaries, but in the 2008 <i>Tulpan</i> he tries his hand at fiction with this story set in Kazakhstan. After serving in the Russian Navy, Asa (Askhat Kuchinchirekov) returns to the Kazakh steppe, living with his sister (Samal Yeslyamova) and brother-in-law (Ondasyn Besikbasov) while he tries to court the only unmarried young...