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Deal At The Border
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Premiere: Far eastern premiere
Production country: Kyrgyzstan
Year of production: 2024
Length: 95 min.
Rating (age category): 18+
Film-category (genre): drama
Director: Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi
Producer: Suium Sulaimanova, Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi, Avtandil Batyrbekov
Screenwriter: Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi, Aktan Ryskeldiev
Composer: Basalagyn Musaev
DOP: Bolsunbek Taalaibek
Editor: Bakyt Mukul, Nazgul Omurzhanova
Production designer: Abylkasym Ismailov
Costume designer: Abylkasym Ismailov
Make up artist: Gulmira Davletbakova
Sound director: Kalybek Sherniazov
Cast: Abylai Marat, Omurbek Izrailov, Meerim Atantaeva, Begaiym Asanakunova, Jenishbek Smanov, Atai Omurbekov, Akylbek Murataliev
Production company: National Kyrgyzfilm Studio, «Creative Center», Cinema Tech Rental
Production country: Kyrgyzstan
Year of production: 2024
Length: 95 min.
Rating (age category): 18+
Film-category (genre): drama
Director: Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi
Producer: Suium Sulaimanova, Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi, Avtandil Batyrbekov
Screenwriter: Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi, Aktan Ryskeldiev
Composer: Basalagyn Musaev
DOP: Bolsunbek Taalaibek
Editor: Bakyt Mukul, Nazgul Omurzhanova
Production designer: Abylkasym Ismailov
Costume designer: Abylkasym Ismailov
Make up artist: Gulmira Davletbakova
Sound director: Kalybek Sherniazov
Cast: Abylai Marat, Omurbek Izrailov, Meerim Atantaeva, Begaiym Asanakunova, Jenishbek Smanov, Atai Omurbekov, Akylbek Murataliev
Production company: National Kyrgyzfilm Studio, «Creative Center», Cinema Tech Rental
Aza and Samat, two drug runners navigating the secret routes in the mountains of Central Asia, stumble upon Nazik, a young girl fleeing from slavery. When Nazik is recaptured by a local criminal, who wants to sell her back to her master, Aza resolves to rescue her, whatever it takes.
Selected festival history
2025
- Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
- Busan International Film Festival
- The FilmFestival Cottbus (FFC)
- IFFI Goa International Film Festival
- Eurasia International Film Festival
- Dastan Zhapar RyskeldiDIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY:
Dastan Japar Ryskeldi graduated from the Kyrgyz State University of Culture and Arts. Since 2010, he has been a member of the Union of Cinematographers of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Confederation of Unions of Cinematographers of the CIS and Baltic States. Since 2017, he has been a member of the Asian Pacific Film Academy (APSA) in Australia.
DIRECTOR'S FILMOGRAPHY:
2024 – Deal at The Border
2020 – The Road to Eden
2016 – A Father's Will