The film by the Kazakh director Yerlan Nurmukhambetov ‘The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time’ was theatrically released in France. The film, which will be screened in 21 French cities, tells the story of a close-knit family whose serene life collapses when a gang of horse thieves kills the father of the family.
“It’s very exciting and joyful for me, because our film, co-directed by Japanese director Lisa Takeba, will be released at the home of the world cinema. I really want to secretly go to one of the cinemas in Paris and watch our film together with the French audience, and to feel their reaction,” Nurmukhambetov shared.
The film stars Samal Yeslyamova, a winner of the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Dulyga Akmolda, a renowned theater and film actor, and Japanese Actor Mirai Moriyama.
Notably, the film ‘The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time’ opened the 24th Busan International Film Festival in 2019.
Translation by Assem Zhanmukhanova
Editing by Galiya Khassenkhanova
