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Tulpan

Name: Tulpan
Released: 2008

Тюльпан

2008

Fresh from naval service, a cheerful young dreamer returns to his sister's family herding sheep on the harsh Kazakh steppe, hoping to become a shepherd and marry — if only the one eligible girl for miles would agree to meet him. A warm, funny, windswept comedy-drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Kazakhstan

This film is stop 5 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Kazakhstan. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Kazakhstan in the 196 country film challenge.