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All That is Tender

1996 · 92 min

A sun-drenched, slow-burning quest through dusty canyons, mixing old-world mystery with gritty bandit danger.

Directed by
Abay Karpykov
Genres
Drama, Action
Starring
Kseniya Kachalina, Bopesh Zhandayev, Nikolay Stotskiy
Overview
A young man Danesh learns of ancient relics, including a ruby that once a year can help find treasure in the Canyon of Scorpio. As the old man holding the knowledge passes away, Danesh receives the ruby and a map, setting out for an adventure full of mystery and danger, friend and foe, set under the dazzling southern sun.

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Directed by
Abay Karpykov
Genres
Drama, Action
Starring
Kseniya Kachalina, Bopesh Zhandayev, Nikolay Stotskiy
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • fate
  • violence
Places
  • countryside
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, action
Directed by
Abay Karpykov
Written by
Leila Akhinzhanova, Abay Karpykov
Starring
Kseniya Kachalina, Bopesh Zhandayev, Nikolay Stotskiy, Farhad Abdraimov, Bolot Beyshenaliev, Aristarkh Livanov, Andrei Rostotsky, Vladimir Tolokonnikov
Cinematography
Aleksei Berkovich, Georgi Gidt
Runtime
92 min
Country
Kazakhstan, Russia
Languages
Russian

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