Tengri: Blue Heavens

This is a love story set in the steppes of Central Asia of today. Temür a thirty year old Kazakh decides to start life again in his ancestral village in the Kyrghyz Mountains. He discovers soon after his arrival that he is a misfit in this settlement of old conservative Islamic men,some women and children. The only ray of hope for him is Amira a young married woman who waits in frustration for her absentee husband - a Mujahideen. Temur watches sorrowfully as the individual village stories unfold at the same as he tries to help the community out in any way he can. In this way he comes closer to Amira and Taib, her young brother-in-law. In a dead end situation the lovers decide to leave the settlement and travel to a place that would hold out with their dreams. Written by Mira Tanna-Händel

Cast

Albina Imasheva

Albina Imasheva

as Amira

Ilim Kalmuratov

Ilim Kalmuratov

as Témür

Hélène Patarot

Hélène Patarot

as Raissa

Taalai Abazova

Taalai Abazova

as Uljan

Aibek Midin Uulu

Aibek Midin Uulu

as Taib

Nikolai Marousitch

Nikolai Marousitch

as Erofei

Busurman Odurakaev

Busurman Odurakaev

as Shamshi

Askat Soulaimanov

Askat Soulaimanov

as Askar

Tabyldy Aktanov

Tabyldy Aktanov

as Mansur

Almanbiet Tabildi Uulu

Almanbiet Tabildi Uulu

as Askar's Son

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