Centaur (2016 film) explained

Centaur
Director:	Aktan Abdykalykov
Starring:	Aktan Abdykalykov
Runtime:	99 minutes
Country:	Kyrgyzstan
Language:	Kyrgyz

Centaur is a 2016 Kyrgyzstani drama film directed by Aktan Abdykalykov.^[1] It was screened in the Panorama section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival and won the CICAE award.^{[2] [3]} It was selected as the Kyrgyz entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.^[4]

Plot

Outside Bishkek, a cinema projectionist named Centaur steals racehorses at night and sets them free.

Cast

• Aktan Abdykalykov as Centaur
• Nuraly Tursunkojoev as Nurberdi
• Zarema Asanalieva as Maripa
• Taalaikan Abazova as Sharapat
• Ilim Kalmuratov as Sadyr
• Bolot Tentimyshov as Karabay
• Maksat Mamyrkanov as Teit

See also

• List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Kyrgyz submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: Centaur . Cineuropa . 3 February 2017 . 3 February 2017.
2. Web site: Panorama 2017 Programme Complete . Berlinale . 25 January 2017 . 26 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170130151206/https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_36372.html# . 30 January 2017 . dead .
3. Web site: Prizes of the Independent Juries. Berlinale. 18 February 2017. 30 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830235433/https://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/preise_und_juries/preise_unabh_ngigen_jurys/index.html. dead.
4. Web site: Oscars: Kyrgyzstan Selects 'Centaur' for Foreign-Language Category . The Hollywood Reporter . Nick . Holdsworth . 20 September 2017 . 20 September 2017.