France / Oct 29, 2025 / Samain Film Festival
Bartogay Lake (2025)
Directed by Katya Mokolo
10minruntime
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Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
An old man crosses the boundless Kazakh steppe, driving alone. Haunted by memories of a lost love, he stops by Bartogay Lake, flowers in hand. But as he tries to step out, his car door refuses to open, trapping him between past and present.
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Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Bartogay Lake |
| Original language | қазақ (KK) |
| Spoken languages | қазақ |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Anykey, TRENTE ZERO SEPT |
| Release date | 29 ottobre 2025 |
| Executive producer | Dmitry Grebennikov |
| Production | Katya Mokolo, Lina Lazareva |
| Writer | Thomas Schmitt |
| Casting | Asemgul Ibraeva |
| Editing | Élodie Fouqueau, Roslyn Di Sisto |
| Cinematography | Aigul Nurbulatova, Uncle Max, Reinat Nugaev |
| Assistant directors | Nikita Mironov, Katya Mokolo |
| Lighting | Nail Suleimanov |
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| Camera operators | Aigul Nurbulatova, Uncle Max, Reinat Nugaev |
| Additional photography | Aigul Nurbulatova, Uncle Max, Reinat Nugaev |
| Production design | Ivan Katkov |
| Art direction | Ivan Katkov |
| Set decoration | Ivan Katkov |
| Music | Guillaume Ferran, Fyodor Ilushenko, Mitya Krupenya |
| Sound | Guillaume Ferran, Fyodor Ilushenko, Mitya Krupenya |
| Costume design | Svetlana Pershina, Evgeniya Soboleva |
| Makeup | Svetlana Pershina, Evgeniya Soboleva |
| Hairstyling | Svetlana Pershina, Evgeniya Soboleva |
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