Crouching Tigers section

Updated: 2017-10-28
( chinadaily.com.cn)

Suleiman Mountain

Director: Elizaveta Stishova

Scriptwriter: Alisa Khmelnitskaya

Starring: Asset Imangaliev/Perizat Ermanbetova/Daniel Daiyrbekov/Turgunai Erkinbekova

Category: Drama

Country: Russia/Kyrgyzstan/Poland

Language: Kyrgyz

Length: 102min

According to traditions, in some villages in Kyrgyzstan, men are permitted to have two or more wives. The film tells the story of 45-year-old truck driver Karabas, who is childish, selfish and addicted to gambling and alcohol, and lives with his two wives – Zhipara and Turganbyubyu. He is self-important and the whole family depends on Zhipara for money.

One day, Zhipara tells Karabas that she has found their long-lost son –– Uluk. Karabas is very excited and rushes to her, depressing his younger and pregnant wife –– Turganbyubyu. Karabas faces a dilemma over whether to continue with his old lifestyle or choose one of his wives. The family later decides to go to Suleiman Mountain, a spiritual place, in order to pray.

 

From Where We've Fallen

Director: Wang Feifei

Scriptwriter: Wang Feifei

Starring: Zhang Xun/Jiang Zhongwei/Guo Yue/Liu Zhengkai/Jiang Lei/Sheng Tangna

Category: Drama

Country: China

Language: Chinese

Length: 100min

The film tackles the complex relationships between men and women, and human desire.