THE VILLAGE

An unexpected culture clash shakes up the life of a young, ambitious director when he gets lost while searching for a lake. He actually wanted to document fishermen at work, but instead he ends up in an aul, a Kazakh village, at night. Soon, his heads starts spinning. First a dinner, then a hookup. Mastermind Yerbolat is after him. With subtle humor and a sensitive eye for urban-rural antagonisms, Serik Aprymov tells a story of humanity and complex social dynamics in a rural microcosm. He pointedly shows how different perspectives on life can be, but he also gives hope that we can still come together.

Text: Joshua Jádi

The film will be shown in the Glad House in the original language with English subtitles and simultaneously translated into German. Headphones are available free of charge against a deposit in the cinema foyer.

The film will be shown at the Obenkino in the original language and with English subtitles. No translation into German!