Centaur (2017 film)

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Centaur
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Film poster
Directed by Aktan Abdykalykov
Written byAktan Abdykalykov
StarringAktan Abdykalykov
Release date
  • 17 February 2017 (2017-02-17)(Germany)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryKyrgyzstan
LanguageKyrgyz

Centaur is a 2017 Kyrgyzstani drama film directed by Aktan Abdykalykov. [1] It was screened in the Panorama section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival and won the CICAE award. [2] [3] It was selected as the Kyrgyzstani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. [4]

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Plot

Outside Bishkek, a cinema projectionist named Centaur steals racehorses at night and sets them free.

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References

  1. "Centaur". Cineuropa. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. "Panorama 2017 Programme Complete". Berlinale. 25 January 2017. Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. "Prizes of the Independent Juries". Berlinale . Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. Holdsworth, Nick (20 September 2017). "Oscars: Kyrgyzstan Selects 'Centaur' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 September 2017.