奔向天際（吉爾吉斯/2019/劇情）
RUNNING TO THE SKY (KYRGYZSTAN/2019/DRAMA)
JO KULUK
語言：吉爾吉斯語、俄語
Language: Kyrgyz, Russian
劇情簡介
12歲的Jekshen是優秀的跑者，生活在吉爾吉斯的一個美麗山村。他的父母離婚了，他和酗酒的父親一起生活，過得相當困頓。孤獨的Jekshen只有學校的女朋友和父親的朋友來支持他。他們鼓勵他參加一場大型比賽，或許可以讓他的生活變得更好。
導演：米蘭阿布迪卡里科夫
製片：阿特奈科伊胡曼諾娃
製作公司：Oy Art Film Producing Company, Kyrgyz Film Studio
演員：特米蘭阿桑卡德羅夫，羅斯蘭歐羅扎庫諾夫，蜜琳阿坦塔耶娃
獎項：
米蘭阿布迪卡里科夫
● 2020年尼卡獎，獨立國協、波羅的海與喬治亞區，最佳影片入圍
● 2019年釜山影展費比西獎
● 2019年釜山影展新潮流獎最佳影片入圍
● 明斯克國際電影節最佳影片入圍
其他
● 代表吉爾吉斯角逐2021年第93屆奧斯卡金像獎最佳國際電影（未獲提名）。（維基百科）
● 2019年加爾各答國際電影節最佳影片入圍，亞洲電影奈派克獎
● 2019年摩洛哥拉巴特國際電影節評審團特別提及，最佳男主角
● 2019年波蘭Ale Kino國際兒少影展長片類國際評審團特別提及Poland, 2019.
影評：
● 本片與前作《Heavenly Nomadic》相同，再次探討特定人物和地點，與首部作品一樣，具有史詩般視覺效果和豐富的情感。
● 非常吸引人的成長故事，背景設定在吉爾吉斯的偏遠村莊。
● 「……特米蘭阿桑卡德羅夫帶來精彩的核心演出……」
● 阿布迪卡里科夫帶來引人入勝、平鋪直敘的故事……故事緊湊、步調合宜……
花絮：
● 米蘭阿布迪卡里科夫的父親，阿克坦阿里姆庫巴特(又名阿克坦阿布迪卡里科夫），可說是吉爾吉斯最著名的電影人（《The Chimp》、《The Adopted Son》）。
● 2023年德國票房季軍
Synopsis
Twelve-year-old Jekshen, an exceptional runner, lives in a beautiful mountain village in Kyrgyzstan. His parents are divorced, and life with his alcoholic father is difficult. Lonely Jekshen only has his girlfriend from school and his father’s friends for support. They encourage him to take part in a big race—a race that could change his life for the better.
Director: Mirlan Abdykalykov
Producer: Altynai Koichumanova
Production Co: Oy Art Film Producing Company, Kyrgyz Film Studio
Cast: Temirlan Asankadyrov, Ruslan Orozakunov, Meerim Atantaeva
Awards:
Mirlan Abdykalykov
● Best Film Nominee of the CIS, Baltics and Georgia, Nika Awards, 2020.
● FIPRESCI Prize, Busan International Film Festival, 2019.
● Best Film Nominee, New Currents Award, Busan International Film Festival, 2019.
● Best Film Nominee, Grand Prix Golden Listapad, Minsk International Film Festival “Listapad”.
Others
● Official submission of Kyrgyzstan for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021 (but not nominated). wikipedia
● Best Film Nominee, NETPAC Award, Kolkata International Film Festival, 2019.
● Best Actor, Jury’s Special Mention, Rabat International Film Festival, Morocco, 2019.
● SPECIAL MENTION of the International Jury for Feature Film for Children, Ale Kino! Poland, 2019.
Reviews:
● Returning with another focused exploration of a specific people and place in the same vein as his Heavenly Nomadic, the filmmaker offers a movie that is just as visually epic and emotionally rich as his debut.
● A highly attractive coming-of-age story set in a remote Kyrgyzstan village.
● “…expressive central performance from Temirlan Asankadyrov….”
● There is a calm simplicity to Abdykalykov’s storytelling that is extremely engaging… Compact and well-paced…
Trivia
● Mirlan Abdykalykov’s father, Aktan Arym Kubat (or Aktan Abdykalykov) is perhaps Kyrgyzstan’s best-known filmmaker (The Chimp, The Adopted Son).
● 3rd highest grossing German film, 2023
