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Heaven is Beneath Mother's Feet

Name: Heaven is Beneath Mother's Feet
Released: 2024

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2024

In a remote Kyrgyz village, a gentle 35-year-old man with the mind of a child lives devotedly with his aging mother, who has always told him he is beloved by God and bound for Paradise. A tender drama about love and devotion.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Kyrgyzstan

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

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