Ulzhan
Filmfest 2007
PT: Ulzhan - Das vergessene Licht
Germany, Kazakhstan 2006
(Original: French)
Director: Volker Schlöndorff
Section: International Program
A young Frenchman arrives in Kazakhstan fleeing from a family tragedy. He wants to go to the Khan Tengri Mountain, where back in the old days, shamans came to die. And this is his aim, too. His car breaks down, he continues afoot. Eventually, he buys himself a horse. The horse’s owner, a young nomad and teacher, follows him in order to look after her horse. She becomes his involuntary guardian angel...
Cast: Philippe Torreton, Ayanat Ksenbai, David Bennent
Credits
Director: Volker Schlöndorff
