Estonia / Nov 16, 2023 / Black Nights Film Festival
The Land Where Winds Stood Still (2023)
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Windy steppes of Kazakhstan. Starving people ravenously eat donkeys and their weaker comrades. Frantic, raw, gripping, and cannibalistic western inspired by testimonies of the historical Great Famine of the 1930s. Ruthless Jupar with her two boys Jolan and Boshay runs for survival to reach her childhood village with hopes to find living relatives. A mother with no tears to cry endures rains, sandstorms, feverish famine, poisoned crops, hungry vultures, rotten meat, and greedy betrayals. Jupar will have to steal, cut throats, and protect her and others’ children to witness fates worse than death.
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Жел тоқтаған жер |
| Original language | қазақ (KK) |
| Spoken languages | қазақ |
| Production countries | Kazakhstan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | ArdFilm, Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakh Cinema |
| Release date | 16 novembre 2023 |
| Production | Ardak Amirkulov |
| Writer | Ardak Amirkulov |
| Cinematography | Aleksandr Rubanov |
| Assistant directors | Ardak Amirkulov |
| Camera operators | Aleksandr Rubanov |
| Additional photography | Aleksandr Rubanov |
Release dates
Premiere
Russia / Aug 24, 2024 / Lendoc Film Festival
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