Queen of the Mountains (film)
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| Directed by | Sadyk Sher-Niyaz |
| Produced by | Zhyldyzkan Dzholdoshova Sadyk Sher-Niyaz |
| Written by | Sadyk Sher-Niyaz |
| Starring | Elina Abai Kyzy |
| Music by | Bakyt Alisherov Murzali Jenbaev |
| Cinematography | Murat Aliyev |
| Edited by | Eldiyar Madakim |
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| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Language | Kyrgyz |
| 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
- Nasira Mambetov as older Kurmanjan Datka
- Aziz Muradillayev as Alymbek Datka
- Adilet Usubaliyev as Kurmanjan Son Kamchybek
- Dildorbek Rahmonov as Uzbek old man
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] Stone hailed the film as "riveting" claiming it's "great Academy potential"[11]
Awards
- 2014: Award for Best Feature Film at the 2014 Eurasian Film Festival[12]
See also
- List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Kyrgyz submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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- ↑ Laura Coleman, Kyrgystan's Academy Award Contender Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains Comes To Laemmle', The Beverly Hills Courier, Volume XXXXVIIII, Number 45, November 14, 2014, p. 8
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Queen of the Mountains at IMDb
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