THIS IS WHAT I REMEMBER
synopsis
A tiny provincial settlement somewhere in Kirgizstan. Zarlyk, till now considered missing by his loved ones, returns home after 20 years as a guest worker in Russia. A lot has happened in two decades: his son has two kids of his own now, his wife, believing Zarlyk dead, has remarried, his friends have aged and Zarlyk can't relate to any of this because he has lost his memory.
| international title: | This Is What I Remember |
| original title: | Esimde |
| country: | Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Netherlands, France |
| sales agent: | Diversion (TH) |
| year: | 2023 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Aktan Arym Kubat |
| screenplay: | Aktan Arym Kubat, Dalmira Tilepbergenova |
| cast: | Aktan Arym Kubat, Elnura Osmonalieva, Mirlan Abdykalykov, Taalaikan Abazova |
| cinematography by: | Talant Akynbekov |
| film editing: | Evgeniy Krokhmalenko |
| producer: | Altynai Koichumanova, Carine Chichkowsky, Yuji Sadai, Denis Vaslin, Fleur Knopperts |
| production: | Volya Films, Mandra Films, Kyrgyzfilm (KG), Oy Art (KG), Bitters End (JP) |
