The Singapore Biennale 2008 is showing Beket (Bus Stop,1995), directed by both Abdykalykov and Abdyjaparov. This film is finely composed and paced, with a cynical sense of the comedy of human relationships. Despite a soundtrack of amplified natural sounds, it is essentially a black and white silent film. A small group of people waits at a lonely roadside bus stop on a freezing cold day that overlooks a field or a frozen lake. Beyond that we see the grey shape of what could be a city, or a forest.

The craft of carpet weaving in Kyrgyzstan boasts a long and legendary history, and is an integral part of local life. Turdugul, known as the most skilled carpet weaver in the valleys, spent years practising this craft in solitude. That was until Kadyr the horse herder entered her life, sparking a long-overdue romance that ultimately ended in a wordless farewell – leaving only an unfinished carpet behind. Years later, when the black, red and yellow patterned carpet was unfurled at his funeral, memories slowly unfolded in her heart like woven threads.

吉尔吉斯斯坦电影大师阿克坦·阿布德卡雷科夫自编自导的力作，讲述失散23年的父亲从外国回到吉尔吉斯斯坦，但他早已失去了记忆。影片通过一名外来者的到来，戏剧性地激化村庄内部的潜在矛盾，以密布大地的树根壮景，隐喻两个藕断丝连家庭之间的复杂羁绊；借助行云流水的手持长镜头，诗意呈现一段沉浮已久的心痛往事。导演阿布德卡雷科夫在片中零台词出演，仅靠肢体动作与微妙表情生动诠释了一名失忆“疯”老头。影片入围2022年东京国际电影节主竞赛单元，荣获2022年亚太电影大奖评委会大奖。

74 min, 1992, Kyrgyzstan Director: Aktan Abdykalykov Script: Larisa Evgenieva Director of photography: Khasan Kydyraliev Production designer: Talgat Asyrankulov Composer: Alexander Yurtayev Jury Prize "For the best film about youth", "For the best music" at the film festival Silver Crescent "(Ashgabat, Turkmenistan)

A preteen boy falls in love with an older girl and spends many happy hours in her company. However, when a young sailor shows up in their village, heartbreak follows.

提到“吉尔吉斯斯坦”这个国家，恐怕你和我一样，可能要想上半天才能将它地理位置从那早已还给老师好多年的地理课本上确定出来。吉尔吉斯斯坦是个位于中亚的小国家，是前苏联加盟共和国之一，于１９９１年苏联解体后独立。正因为它是一个附骥于苏联老大哥的小国，就好比是别人家一个养子一样，所以没有多少人会去关注它。 巴斯柏是个被人收养的弃婴，这个胖乎乎的孩子天生显得落落寡合。奶奶去世之后，他知道了被养父母隐瞒了十多年的身世，而他却也真正成长起来。 在独立近的１０年后的１９９８年，吉尔吉斯斯坦导演雅坦·阿迪卡可夫拍摄出个人首部长片，同时也是吉尔吉斯斯坦独立之后首部独立制作的影片。影片也从本质上脱离了苏联电影的影响，故事虽然简单，却拍得清新动人毫不造作。也许，那些童年的玩意能勾起你的无限思忆。片名Ｔｈｅ　Ａｄｏｐｔｅｄ　Ｓｏｎ（养子）可谓暗蕴深意，影片曾在２００１年第２５届香港电影节“独立时代————亚洲新电影与录像”专题单元放映

吉尔吉斯坦共和国2010年佳作《盗光者》 一部反映现代文明与古老传统在经济发展转型期的冲突的电影，2010年戛纳电影节特别关注单元作品，2010年伦敦电影节、科特布斯电影节官方参赛作品 简介：影片讲述了一个多姿多彩、善恶分明的现代寓言故事，在吉尔吉斯斯坦共和国的一个名叫“风吹谷”的小山村里，毫不起眼的村电工致力于风力发电，这是整个山谷多年来得到光明的一个梦想，他的同情心和创造力解决了那些特困邻居与讨价还价的开发商之间矛盾。

Centaur lives a modest life with his family in rural Kyrgyzstan until he abruptly becomes the center of attention when he is caught stealing a racehorse at night. A story inspired by the myth when horses became the wings of men.