Balyk

Bek, 17, lives with his uncle in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Between school and work at the market, he leads a solitary life. After being humiliated during a school trip, he returns home, overwhelmed by an uncontrollable emotion.

Director

Tolomush Zhanybekov

Section

Official Competition 9 — The Ways We Hold On

Language

Kirghiz

Writers

Tolomush Zhanybekov, Tynystan Temirzhan Uulu

Producers

Saltanat Imankulova, Katia Khazak, Charlotte Vincent

Key Cast

Azamat Baisalov, Khantemir Sagynbekov, Nuriza Aidarova, Arsen Maksatbekov, Nuriza Osmonbekova