THE ROAD
synopsis
Amir Kobessov, a young filmmaker, finds out by telegram that his monther is ill. He leaves right away for his village, a three-day journey by road, leaving his wife and his son behind. The journey he embarks on is as much physical as it is metaphorical.
| international title: | The Road |
| original title: | Jol |
| country: | France, Kazakhstan, Japan |
| sales agent: | Celluloid Dreams |
| year: | 2001 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Darejan Omirbaev |
| film run: | 85' |
| release date: | FR 16/01/2002, BE 24/04/2002 |
| screenplay: | Darejan Omirbaev, Limara Jeksembaeva |
| cast: | Djamshed Usmonov, Saoule Toktibaeva, Aïnour Tourgambaeva, Magjane Ormibaev, Valeria Gouliaéva, Valéri Skorikov, Moukhamédjane Alpisbaev |
| cinematography by: | Boris Trochev |
| film editing: | R. Beliakova |
| art director: | Marina Trocheva |
| producer: | Joël Farges, Elise Jalladeau |
| production: | Artcam International, NHK - Nippon Hôsô Kyôkai (JP), Kadam (KZ) |
| distributor: | Epicentre Films, Nova Cinemas (BE) |
