Asian Vision | Focus on Kyrgyzstan
Kurak
Курак
89 min | Drama | 2026 | Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Serbia, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Italy| Kyrgyz, Russian | English Subs
Schedule
Nov 13, 2026 | 08:15 PM
Synopsis:
A young webcam model becomes the victim of a blackmailing law enforcement officer. Meanwhile, a mother, whose 18-year-old daughter took her own life after being drugged and raped, desperately seeks justice but faces a failed investigation and resorts to a desperate act. All the while, real chronicles of violence against women in Kyrgyzstan go unanswered.
Director
Erke Dzhumakmatova
Erke Dzhumakmatova is a producer, screenwriter, director, actress, presenter, expert and consultant in the field of the script writing, film production, regional and international film industry, with more than 25 years of experience in the film industry of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. Chairman of the Board of the Kyrgyz Association of the Film Producers and Vice Chairman of the Board of the Union of Cinematographers of the KR. In 2021, the Title of Excellence in Culture of the KR.
Director
Emil Atageldiev
Emil Atageldiev is a professional musician and an Honored Artist of the KR since 2001. He has been the winner of a number of the most prestigious international competitions in France, Italy and Israel. In 2010 he graduated from the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors, Moscow. Since 2014 a member of the Union of Cinematographers of the KR. Since 2018 - (PhD) Professor, Lecturer at the American University of Central Asia. In 2020 title of Honored Worker of Cinematography of the KR.
Credits
Director:
Erke Dzhumakmatova
Emil Atageldiev
Erke Dzhumakmatova
Kairat Birimkulov
Katerina Tarbo-Ignatenko
Pavel Feldman
Alexandra Hoesdorff
Producer:
Ainura Kachkynbek Kyzy
Aliman Ryspekova
Begaiym Asanakunova
Amangeldy Abdrahmanov
Atai Omurbekov
Cast:
Cinematography:
Screenwriters:
Erzhan Arakeev
Erke Dzhumakmatova
Music:
Raffaele Petrucci
