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Quietly observational and slow, it immerses you in a boy's lonely awakening with tenderness and a lingering ache.

Directed by

Darezhan Omirbayev

Genres

Drama, Family

Starring

Zhasulan Asauov, Gulnara Dusmatova, Ilyas Kalymbetov

Overview

A 12-year-old boy from the isolated steppes in Kazakhstan has first encounter with the outside world when he is sent to a children's clinic with a treatable heart condition. It is here that he gets his first taste of the pain and pleasure of love when he falls for a kindly young nurse. His crush becomes a bit of an obsession, he spies on her frequently and experiences his first moments of sexual awakening. Also at the institution everyone speaks Russian and soon Jasulan will face exclusion in his own country.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Coming-of-age, isolation, identity, obsession

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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