Kazakhstan has submitted Askhat Kuchinchirekov’s coming of age tale Bauryna Salu to the Best International Feature Film category of the 97th Academy Awards, after it won best film at the country’s Tulpar cinema awards.
The drama revolves around a boy called Yersultan who was handed over to his grandmother at birth in accordance with a nomadic tradition called ‘Bauryna Salu’, to grow up disconnected from his parents.
When Yersultan turns 12, his grandmother dies and he goes to live with his parents for the first time. He struggles to restore his relationship with them, especially with his father, while dealing with the challenges of puberty at the same time.
The director drew on his own experiences growing up with his grandparents under the Bauryna Salu tradition for the film, which gives a rare insight into rural life in Kazakhstan.
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