2008
TULPAN
Pandora Film GmbH
СТВ Film Company
The Word Film Company
Pallas Film
Cobra Film
Production
2008
  • International Film Festival in Macedonia. "Silver Camera" at the "Brothers Manaki".
  • International Film Festival in Spain, in the city of Hihon. Best director.
  • Dubai International Film Festival. Best male performance.
  • Cottbus International Film Festival. Best director.
  • Cannes International Film Festival. Grand Prix of the "Un Certain Regard" program, Youth Jury Prize, French Ministry of Education Prize.
  • Asian Pacific Screen Awards. Best Feature Film.
  • Tokyo International Film Festival. Sakura Grand Prix. Prize for "Best Direction".
  • London International Film Festival. Grand Prix "The Sutherland".
  • Belgrade International Author Film Festival, Serbia. Grand Prix. "Best Camera" Prize.
  • Reykjavik International Film Festival. Grand Prix "Golden Puffin".
  • International Film Festival in Goa. Grand Prix "Golden Peacock". "Best Director" award.
Awards
Sergey Dvortsevoy
Director
Sergey Dvortsevoy
Gennady Ovstrovsky
Written by
Askhat Kuchincherekov
Samal Eslyamova
Ondasin Besikbasov
Tulepbergen Baysakalov
Bereke Turganbaev
Starring
The main character, Bulat, has been demobilized and is returning to his beloved Kazakhstan. Bulat loves the vast steppe, sunsets, and sunrises. He loves this entire world. He, a former sailor of the Pacific Fleet, dreams of being a shepherd. And he will become one!

But here's the catch: in order to receive a flock of sheep, he must get married. And the only suitable girl for him in the whole region, for many kilometers around, is one. But what a girl she is! And her name is Tulpan...
Synopsis