The Devil's Bridge
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Life in a Kyrgyz aul (village) in the mountains connected to the rest of the world by a cable bridge, and the teenage boys who are constructing the rope of the bridge. A rope bridge which the locals call “The devil’s bridge” forms part of each and every event which takes place in a small village lost in the mountains of the Kyrgyz Republic. A platform driven by a huge winch which they have to pull with their own strength to cross the torrent is their only link with the outside world. But the director of the documentary wondered something else: “Does this bridge unite or does it actually separate?” Through the mist and over the thrashing waters, the inhabitants of the area glide along their ropes. A film, in the director’s own words, about ordinary people who live in an extraordinary place.
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Temirbek Birnazarov Director · Sergei Chadin Cinematographer Tilek Mambetova Editor
First release January 1, 1997 · Produced in Kyrgyzstan · Original title Шайтан көпүрө
Production
Kyrgyzfilm
Production
Kyrgyzstan
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Languages
Original title
Шайтан көпүрө
Original language
Kyrgyz
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Japan · January 1, 1997
Theatrical
Kyrgyzstan · January 1, 1997
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
January 1, 1998 · Theatrical
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