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The Adopted Son (1998)

The Adopted Son (1998)
Beshkempir (original title)
| 1h 21 min | Drama | 10 February 1999 (France)

Storyline:

n a Kyrgyz village, five older women adopt an infant foundling. Jump ahead about 12 years: the boy, Beshkempir, is entering puberty, the age, his granny says, when life goes berserk. He plays with friends, horsing around, sniggering about sex, going to an outdoor movie. He works, fishing and making bricks of mud. And, he’s starting to notice girls. He and his best friend fight, and he learns to his consternation that he’s a foundling. A death in the family pushes Beshkempir even faster toward adult roles: he must brush tears from his eyes, lead a funeral procession, and reconcile with his friend. Then, he borrows a bicycle and calls on Aynura: courtship begins.

User review:

Beshkempir is one of the reasonable rare films which does not overfill you with a lot of pictures. The story is very simple – the growing up of a young boy in a rural part in Kirgistan – but it contains in a way the whole “meaning of life”. The growing up from child to a young adult is shown in a tremendous poetic way.

Director: Aktan Arym Kubat (as Aktan Abdykalykov)
Writers: Avtandil Adikulov, Aktan Arym Kubat (as Aktan Abdykalykov)
Stars: Mirlan Abdykalykov, Adir Abilkassimov, Mirlan Cinkozoev
Country: Kyrgyzstan | France
Language: Kirghiz
Release Date: 10 February 1999 (France)
Also Known As: The Adopted Son 1998
Filming Locations: Bar-Boulak, Kyrgyzstan
Country: Kyrgyzstan | France.