This Is What I Remember
Esimde
Synopsis
An amnesiac old man Zarlyk who after twenty-three years of ordeal in a foreign land, returns to his homeland. Events take place in a village in Kyrgyzstan, where he is brought by his matured son Kubat. Much has changed during his absence: the morals of the villagers, mired in the realities of a changing world, radicalization of Islam, growing crime, and moral corrosive corruption began to consume... Zarlyk’s wife Umsunai, having lost hope of his return, went into religion, married the local authority Jaichy. The bright past invades the already accustomed Umsunai’s life. But nothing touches Zarlyk. An inexplicable passion for collecting garbage replaced him everything. Will the memory return to him and will Umsunai gain lost happiness when they are pressed by tight attitudes and immorality of the clergy, when love has eclipsed recklessness?
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Type: Trailer • Published 2022-09-21
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Aktan Arym Kubat
- Screenplay & Story
- Dalmira Tilepbergen, Aktan Arym Kubat
- Original Title
- Esimde
- Country of Origin
- France, Japan, Kyrgyz Republic, Netherlands, Singapore
- Spoken Languages
- Arabic, Kirghiz
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Production Studios
- Kyrgyzfilm, Bitters End, Mandra Films, Oy Art Film Producing Company, Volya Films
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Aktan Arym Kubat
Dalmira Tilepbergen, Aktan Arym Kubat
Talant Akynbekov
Evgeniy Krokhmalenko
Denis Vaslin, Altynai Koichumanova, Carine Chichkowsky, Fleur Knopperts, Yuji Sadai
Department Leadership Roster
Evgeniy Krokhmalenko
Editor
Denis Vaslin
Producer
Dalmira Tilepbergen
Writer
Altynai Koichumanova
Producer
Carine Chichkowsky
Producer
Talant Akynbekov
Director of Photography
Elchibek Shamenov
Production Design
Fleur Knopperts
Producer
Aktan Arym Kubat
Writer
Yuji Sadai
Producer
Aktan Arym Kubat
Director
Inara Abdieva
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What is This Is What I Remember about?
An amnesiac old man Zarlyk who after twenty-three years of ordeal in a foreign land, returns to his homeland. Events take place in a village in Kyrgyzstan, where he is brought by his matured son Kubat. Much has changed during his absence: the morals of the villagers, mired in the realities of a changing world, radicalization of Islam, growing crime, and moral corrosive corruption began to consume... Zarlyk’s wife Umsunai, having lost hope of his return, went into religion, married the local authority Jaichy. The bright past invades the already accustomed Umsunai’s life. But nothing touches Zarlyk. An inexplicable passion for collecting garbage replaced him everything. Will the memory return to him and will Umsunai gain lost happiness when they are pressed by tight attitudes and immorality of the clergy, when love has eclipsed recklessness?
Who directed This Is What I Remember?
This Is What I Remember was directed by Aktan Arym Kubat.
Who stars in This Is What I Remember?
The principal cast of This Is What I Remember includes Aktan Arym Kubat, Mirlan Abdykalykov, Taalaikan Abazova, Elnura Osmonalieva, Nazym Mendebairov.
When was This Is What I Remember released and how long is it?
This Is What I Remember was released in 2023 with a total runtime of 1h 45m.