The Adopted Son
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In a remote Kyrgyz village, Beshkempir, an infant foundling, is taken in by five older women and later adopted by a couple unable to bear children of their own. Fast forward to his early teenage years, a pubescent Beshkempir is faced with all the problems of crushing on girls and courtship, reconciling with friends and dealing with death in the family. Above all he questions his place in the world as an adoptee.
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Aktan Arym Kubat Director · Marat Sarulu Writer Avtandil Adikulov Writer
First release August 11, 1998 · Produced in France, Kyrgyzstan · Production CNC, Kyrgyzfilm
Production
Noé Productions
Production
CNC
Production
Kyrgyzfilm
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Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Production
Kirghizfilm
Production
France · Kyrgyzstan
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Original title
Beshkempir
Original language
Kyrgyz
Spoken on screen
Kyrgyz
Release dates
Switzerland · August 11, 1998
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
France · February 10, 1999
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 15, 1998 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
July 3, 1999 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
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