A mesmerising, weirdly perfect blend of fish-out-of-water comedy, ethnographic documentary, social realism and awesome landscape photography, Tulpan provides an unforgettable...
A mesmerising, weirdly perfect blend of fish-out-of-water comedy, ethnographic documentary, social realism and awesome landscape photography, Tulpan provides an unforgettable journey to the Kazakh steppe.
After completing his naval service, young Asa, proudly decked out in his sailor's uniform, travels to the steppe where his sister lives with her shepherd husband. Told he must be married before he can become a shepherd himself Asa sets his heart on Tulpan, the only young woman for miles around. ‘No way’, says she, ‘not with those ears’. As Asa's sweet dream of a traditional life on the steppe butts up against one harsh reality after another we're granted an enthralling picture of the elemental world he's determined to make his own. (Source: NZ International Film Festival)
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96 %71 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
70 %2,900 reviewsAudience score rating
"Might be described as an epic landscape film, a sweetly comic coming-of-age story or a lyrical work of social realism. But the setting -- a windswept, sparely populated steppe in southern Kazakhstan -- gives the movie a mood that sometimes feels closer to that of science fiction."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"I swear to you that if you live in a place where this film is playing, it is the best film in town."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"An unforgettable experience"
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New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald"This is a difficult film to pigeonhole, an indefinable mixture of genres and attitudes that is by turns off-the-wall and serious, comic and sad."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Polished, funny and utterly charming"
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterTulpan | Details
Award winner- Un Certain Regard Award, Cannes Film Festival 2008
- Runtime
- 100
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Country of origin
- Kazakhstan, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Poland
