Queen of the Mountains (film) explained

Queen of the Mountains
Director:Sadyk Sher-Niyaz
Producer:Zhyldyzkan Dzholdoshova
Sadyk Sher-Niyaz
Starring:Elina Abai Kyzy
Music:Bakyt Alisherov
Murzali Jenbaev
Cinematography:Murat Aliyev
Editing:Eldiyar Madakim
Runtime:135 minutes
Country:Kyrgyzstan
Language:Kyrgyz
Budget:$1.3M[1]

Queen of the Mountains (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: '''Курманжан Датка''' — Kurmanjan Datka) is a 2014 Kyrgyz epic[2] [3] [4] [5] drama film directed by Sadyk Sher-Niyaz. It was selected as the Kyrgyz entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[6]

Cast

Plot

The film begins in 1816, when a young Kurmanjan Datka is brought to a fortune teller who foretells that she will one day be worth ten sons.

Critical reception

The film has received positive reviews, with the Montreal Gazette calling it "hauntingly poetic".[7] Queen of the Mountains was named as one of the best of the Montreal World Film Festival by Cult Montreal[8] and that it "should be nominated for an Oscar".[9]

On 4 November 2014, a special screening of the film was hosted by Sharon Stone at the Egyptian Theater.[10]

Awards

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Kyrgyzstan's biggest ever blockbuster hits cinemas amid patriotism push . 10 October 2014 . The Guardian. 24 August 2014 . Ibraimov . Bakyt .
  2. Web site: Review: 'Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains' a stirring epic - LA Times. Los Angeles Times. 23 November 2014. Los Angeles Times.
  3. Web site: 'Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains' Review: Kyrgyzstan's Oscar Entry - Variety. Alissa Simon. Variety. 29 December 2014 .
  4. Web site: SHARON STONE HOSTS SCREENING OF KURMANJAN DATKA QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAINS. Press Pass LA. 12 November 2014 .
  5. Web site: Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains - Kyrgyzstan's submission for the 87th Academy Awards Foreign Language Film. Splash Magazines - Los Angeles. 24 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20191204111444/http://www.lasplash.com/publish/Film_106/kurmanjan-datka-queen-of-the-mountains.php. 4 December 2019. dead.
  6. Web site: 'Kurmanjan Datka' Reps Kyrgyzstan in Oscar Race . 6 October 2014 . Variety. 6 October 2014 .
  7. Web site: 'Kurmanjan Datka' Uncomfortable Truths and the Fight for Independence . 22 August 2014 . Montreal Gazette.
  8. Web site: Kyrgyzstan is most certainly amongst the least represented countries in the world . 22 August 2014 . Cult Montreal.
  9. Web site: 2014 le-bon-grain-et-l-ivraie . 22 August 2014 . Le Devoir.
  10. Laura Coleman, Kyrgyzstan's Academy Award Contender Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains Comes To Laemmle', The Beverly Hills Courier, Volume XXXXVIIII, Number 45, 14 November 2014, p. 8
  11. Web site: 24 Hour News Agency. Kurmanjan Datka film recognized the best in film festival in New York. 13 October 2014.

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