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Walnut Tree (2015 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Walnut Tree' is a 2015 Kazakhstani film directed by Yerlan Nurmukhambetov in his feature debut. It tells the story of a wedding comedy that shows the everyday lives of people living in a small village in Kazakhstan. It made its world premiere at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in 2015 and won the New Currents Award. It also won the Critics Jury Award at the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in France, and the Tulpar Award for Best Film at the Kazakh National Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences on September 30, 2016.
Synopsis
Gabit and Aisulu, a young couple from a village in southern Kazakhstan, falls in love and plans to get married. But according to the local tradition, the groom ought to steal the future bride.
Cast
* Rustem Zhanyamanov
* Balnur Asyl
* Nurzhan Zhumanov
* Asylbek Musabekov
Film festivals
*Busan International Film Festival 2015 New Currents GRAND PRIX;
*Warsaw International Film Festival 2015;
*Vesoul International Film Festival 2016 MENTION SPECIALE JURY INTERNATIONAL;
*Fajr International Film Festival 2016 BEST ASIAN FILM;
*Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival 2016 (MSPIFF 35th) Asian Frontiers;
*International Film Festival Innsbruck 2016 AUDIENCE AWARD;
*Screening at National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan;
*Focus on Asia International Film Festival 2016, Fukuoka, Japan;
*Film festival in Tokyo by MoFA, Japan;
*Kazakh National TULPAR awards 2016 Director of the year, Film of the year;
*Kazakh Critic's Choice 2016 Best Film
*Petaluma International Film Festival, USA
*Hanoi International Film Festival 2016
*International Bosphorus Film Festival 2016, Turkey (nominees Best Director, Best DOP, Best Editor, Best Actor)
*San Paolo International Film Festival 2016
Awards and nominations
References
Category:2015 films
Category:2015 drama films
Category:Kazakh-language films
Category:Kazakhstani drama films
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