Queen of the Mountains
Film poster
Directed bySadyk Sher-Niyaz
Written bySadyk Sher-Niyaz
Produced byZhyldyzkan Dzholdoshova
Sadyk Sher-Niyaz
StarringElina Abai Kyzy
CinematographyMurat Aliyev
Edited byEldiyar Madakim
Music byBakyt Alisherov
Murzali Jenbaev
Release date
Running time
135 minutes
CountryKyrgyzstan
LanguageKyrgyz
Budget$1.3M[1]

Queen of the Mountains (Kyrgyz: Курманжан Датка — Kurmanjan Datka) is a 2014 Kyrgyz epic[2][3][4][5] drama film directed by Sadyk Sher-Niyaz. It was selected as the Kyrgyz entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[6]

Cast

  • Elina Abai Kyzy as Kurmanjan Datka
  • Nazira Mambetova as older Kurmanjan Datka
  • Aziz Muradillayev as Alymbek Datka
  • Adilet Usubaliyev as Kurmanjan Son Kamchybek
  • Dildorbek Rahmonov as Uzbek old man

Plot

The film begins in 1816, when a young Kurmanjan Datka is brought to a fortune teller who foretells that she will one day be worth ten sons.

Critical reception

The film has received positive reviews, with the Montreal Gazette calling it "hauntingly poetic".[7] Queen of the Mountains was named as one of the best of the Montreal World Film Festival by Cult Montreal[8] and that it "should be nominated for an Oscar".[9]

On 4 November 2014, a special screening of the film was hosted by Sharon Stone at the Egyptian Theater.[10]

Awards

  • 2014: Award for Best Feature Film at the 2014 Eurasian Film Festival[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ibraimov, Bakyt (24 August 2014). "Kyrgyzstan's biggest ever blockbuster hits cinemas amid patriotism push". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Los Angeles Times (23 November 2014). "Review: 'Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains' a stirring epic - LA Times". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ↑ Alissa Simon (29 December 2014). "'Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains' Review: Kyrgyzstan's Oscar Entry - Variety". Variety.
  4. ↑ "SHARON STONE HOSTS SCREENING OF KURMANJAN DATKA QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAINS". Press Pass LA. 12 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains - Kyrgyzstan's submission for the 87th Academy Awards Foreign Language Film". Splash Magazines - Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "'Kurmanjan Datka' Reps Kyrgyzstan in Oscar Race". Variety. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "'Kurmanjan Datka' Uncomfortable Truths and the Fight for Independence". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Kyrgyzstan is most certainly amongst the least represented countries in the world". Cult Montreal. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "2014 le-bon-grain-et-l-ivraie". Le Devoir. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  10. ↑ Laura Coleman, Kyrgyzstan's Academy Award Contender Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains Comes To Laemmle', The Beverly Hills Courier, Volume XXXXVIIII, Number 45, 14 November 2014, p. 8
  11. ↑ "Kurmanjan Datka film recognized the best in film festival in New York". 24 Hour News Agency. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
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