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The Adopted Son

The Adopted Son

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 10, 1999

Runtime

1h 21m

Genres

Drama

User Score

71%

Original Title

Beshkempir

Production Companies

Noé Productions, CNC, Kyrgyzfilm

Director

Aktan Arym Kubat

Description

In a remote Kyrgyz village, Beshkempir, an infant foundling, is taken in by five older women and later adopted by a couple unable to bear children of their own. Fast forward to his early teenage years, a pubescent Beshkempir is faced with all the problems of crushing on girls and courtship, reconciling with friends and dealing with death in the family. Above all he questions his place in the world as an adoptee.