Kurak: Those Who Oppress, Those Who Suffer, and Those Who Turned Away

17 July 2026

Кадр из фильма Kurak (2025)

This is a review of the film directed by Erke Dzhumakmatova and Emil Atageldiev from Kyrgyzstan "Kurak", which has already received many international awards, including the Grand Prix of the International Jury of the Asian Film Festival in Vesoul (France) and the July Bangladesh Memorial Award at the Busan Film Festival (Republic of Korea).

The review is available on the KinoKultura website:

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