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Tulpan

She's the only girl for him.

6.3(55)20091h 40m2

Asa, a young and cheerful dreamer, returns from his Russian naval service to his sister’s nomadic family on the desolate Hunger Steppe of central Asia, so that he can begin his own life as a shepherd. But before he can tend a flock of his own, Asa must first win the hand of the only eligible girl for miles—his mysterious neighbor, Tulpan.

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$1M
Language
Kazakh

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Behind the camera

Produced in

Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia, Switzerland

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical1 Apr 2009
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival8 Sept 2008
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical4 Mar 2009
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival23 May 2008
    • Theatrical4 Mar 2009
  • IrelandIE

    • Digital / OTT1213 Nov 2009
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical24 Apr 2009
  • KazakhstanKZ

    • Theatrical9 Apr 2009
  • RussiaRU

    • Theatrical (limited)16+18 Oct 2010

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Tulpan was released on 4 March 2009.

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  • C

    CRCulver

    9/6/2018

    5/10

    The Russian filmmaker Sergey Dvortsevoy had gained a reputation for documentaries, but in the 2008 <i>Tulpan</i> he tries his hand at fiction with this story set in Kazakhstan. After serving in the Russian Navy, Asa (Askhat Kuchinchirekov) returns to the Kazakh steppe, living with his sister (Samal Yeslyamova) and brother-in-law (Ondasyn Besikbasov) while he tries to court the only unmarried young woman within hundre…

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