ATIRKÜL IN THE LAND OF REAL MEN
Janyl Jusupjan / Czech Republic, France, Kyrgyzstan / 2023 / 65 min / Colour
In Kyrgyzstan, Buzkashi is an ancient and popular sport practiced only by men, who compete on horseback to grab a goat carcass and carry it over the goal line. Atirkül is an enterprising woman with a strong sense of humor who inserts herself into this completely male world. Tired of her husband's absence, she starts her own horse trading business. At the same time, she becomes the key figure in training and assisting Buzkashi players, with the aim of upholding and passing on the cultural heritage of her home country. Her determination offers a new perspective on the possibility of overcoming gender roles.
Janyl Jusupjan
Born in Kyrgyzstan, she studied literature in Kazakhstan. Before dedicating herself to independent cinema, she was the artistic director of One World Kyrgyzstan and a journalist for Radio Free Europe in Prague. She studied Cinema at Cinedoc Formation and Les Ateliers Varan in France. Her first documentary, Letters from the Pamirs (2016), received the Grand Prize in Kyrgyzstan. Her most recent works are the feature films Prisoner of Wakhan (2023) and Atirkül in the Land of Real Men (2023).
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Screenplay Janyl JusupjanCinematography Christian Lelong, Janyl ChytyrbaevaEditing François SculierProduction company Alice Tabery
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