Funded by
Kurmanjan datka
The film tells the story of the life and activities of the "Queen of Alai," who was the leader of the Kyrgyz people in the 19th century and is considered the mother of the nation
Kyrgyzstan's Oscar entry 2014
Director:
Sadyk Sher-Niyaz
Production:
Kyrgyzfilm, Aitysh Film
Running Time:
135’
Language:
Kyrgyz
Country:
Kyrgyzstan
Year:
2014
Cast:
Elina Abai Kyzy, Nasira Mambetova, Jamal Seidakmatova
Screenplay:
Sadyk Sher-Niyaz, Bakytbek Turdubaev, Bakyt Turdubayev
Cinematographer:
Marat Aliyev
Editor:
Eldiar Madakim
Music:
Bakyt Alisherov, Murzali Jenbaev
Trailer:
Sadyk Sher-Niyaz
Sadyk Sher-Niyaz was born on March 10, 1969, in the village of Chon-Kapka, Talas oblast, Kyrgyzstan. An ethnic Kyrgyz, Sher-Niyaz is married, the father of three children. At the age of 38 he left Kyrgyzstan to attend film school in Moscow. His first feature film Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains was the Kyrgyz submission to the 87th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film Category.
Sher-Niyaz is the founder of several organizations including, Aitysh Film Studio, Kalemger Literary Club, and Aitysh Public Fund. In 2011 he started International Film Festival "Kyrgyzstan - Land of Short Films." Later in 2011 Sher-Niyaz became the Chairman of the Union of Cinematographers of Kyrgyzstan, and was again re-elected to the position January 2015.