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THE BOTANIST

ZHI WU XUE JIA 植物学家

By Jing YI

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Drama - Completed 2025

In a remote valley village along the northern border of Xinjiang, China, a lonely Kazakh boy finds solace in the company of plants. As he searches for traces of lost time, he gradually immerses himself in a dreamlike allegory of the botanical world.

- Year of production
- 2025
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- CHINA, KAZAKHSTAN
- Languages
- KAZAKH, MANDARIN
- Duration
- 96 mn
- Director(s)
- Jing YI
- Writer(s)
- Jing YI
- Cast
- Yesl JAHSELEH, Ren ZIHAN, Jalen NURDAOLET, Sarhet ERAMAZAN, Songhat JOMAJAN
- Producer(s)
- Zuolong SHAN, Qi AI
- Synopsis
- Set in a remote village in Xinjiang, China, THE BOTANIST follows a young Kazakh boy named Arsin, who finds solace in the company of plants. He soon meets Meiyu, a spirited Han girl whose unpredictable nature reminds him of a rare, otherworldly plant. As their friendship blossoms, it deepens into a delicate, dreamlike allegory that blurs the lines between reality and the enchanting world of botany.