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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

June 29, 2011 - Tulpan (2008)

Tulpan, 2008

Director: Sergei Dvortsevoy
Origin: Kazakhstan | Russia | Germany | Poland | Switzerland | Italy
Languages: Kazakh | Russian
Running time: 100 minutes

Freshly discharged from the Russian navy, young Asa (Askhat Kuchencherekov) returns to the arid Kazakh steppe to find a bride and become a shepherd. But his plans go awry when Tulpan, the only eligible bachelorette around, rejects him because his ears are too big. What's more, Asa turns out to be a lousy shepherd. Can his persistence win Tulpan's love, the respect of his flock and the life he dreams of? Documentarian Sergei Dvortsevoy directs. (from Netflix.com)

U.S. box office: $156,331

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