JOQTAU

By Aruan ANARTAY

PARALLAX FILMS - as SALES All rights, Worldwide except Commonwealth of Independent States

Drama - Completed 2024

A young kazakh named Darkhan goes through the painful experience of losing a beloved one by imagining a journey with his passed-away grandfather that never happened.

Festivals
& Awards

Locarno 2024
Concorso Cineastidel Presente Official Selection
    • Year of production
    • 2024
    • Genres
    • Drama, First film
    • Countries
    • KAZAKHSTAN
    • Languages
    • KAZAKH, RUSSIAN
    • Duration
    • 70 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Aruan ANARTAY
    • Producer(s)
    • Aruzhan DOSSYMKOZHA (SHORT BROTHERS LLP)
    • Synopsis
    • Darkhan, a young scientist, returns home after a seven-year absence, accompanied by his girlfriend Elena. His Grandfather Sagat invites them to join him on a journey to his ancestral homeland deep inland. As they embark on this transformative trip, all three must confront the challenge of acceptance and understanding, testing the bonds that connect them.