SummaryFollowing his Russian naval service, young dreamer Asa returns to his sister’s nomadic brood on the desolate Hunger Steppe to begin a hardscrabble career as a shepherd. But before he can tend a flock of his own, Asa must win the hand of the only eligible bachelorette for miles—his alluringly mysterious neighbor Tulpan. Accompanied by his girlie ... Read More
Directed By:Sergei Dvortsevoy
Written By:Sergei Dvortsevoy, Gennadiy Ostrovskiy
Tulpan
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Universal Acclaim
88
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Generally Favorable
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
100% Positive
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100
I swear to you that if you live in a place where this film is playing, it is the best film in town.
100
In every respect, this unclassifiable movie is an amazing accomplishment.
User score
Generally Favorable
63% Positive
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Aug 25, 2011
10
" few films entertain us and few films engross us ,and this movie is full of life". this movie is a milestone in independent film making. the most beautiful thing in the movie is the way the director handles the actors ..
Aug 23, 2011
9
Indeed, this movie make a unique feel due to its landscape in which the film is taken(a dusty grass less prairie). The reality in this movie does not tends to mitigate at any instance. Surely everyone has in mind at last, why the movie name TULPAN? the reason is, many became unaware of the subtle romance of this movie, the feature even no other romantic genre movies did not possess. But there is no need for the contemplative search towards the movie name, because the theme of the movie matters more than its name.
90
What makes Tulpan remarkable are the extended unbroken scenes, both dramatic and comic.
88
In the tradition of ethnographic dramas from "Nanook of the North" to "The Fast Runner," Tulpan drops us in the middle of a godforsaken nowhere and marvels at the people who live there.
83
A beautifully choreographed and photographed story about tradition and modernity in rural Asia.
75
The acting and story are solid, but the real star of Tulpan is the gorgeous, never-ending landscape -- flat and arid, and home to camels, goats and lambs, and hearty people who live in tentlike yurts.
70
To certain serious world-cinema aficionados, though, Tulpan's combination of understated comedy and documentary-level depiction of rural Kazakh life will be catnip.
Jun 11, 2011
2
The message of this movie is: "You think your life is hard, white middle-classed people from Western countries? Well in Kazakhstan we have to give birth to sheep by pulling them out ourselves. Also, there are dust storms. Also, we pop zits on our father's back. All these processes take a long time, are disgusting, and are very boring for everyone around us as well. Also there is love somewhere but really you should concentrate on the sheep."
Production Company:
- Pallas Film
- ARTE
- BIM Distribuzione
- Bundesamt für Kultur (BAK)
- CTB Film Company
- Cobra Film AG
- Das kleine Fernsehspiel (ZDF)
- Eurasia Film
- Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography
- Filmcontract Ltd.
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union
- Medien- und Filmgesellschaft (MFG) Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg
- Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM)
- Pandora Films
- Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej
- Schweizer Fernsehen (SF)
- Slovo Studios
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Release Date:Apr 1, 2009
Duration:1 h 40 m
Awards
Cannes Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Tokyo International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
