The Empty Home

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The Empty Home
Directed by Nurbek Egen
Written by Ekaterina Tirdatova
Starring Maral Koichukaraeva
CinematographyDmitry Ermakov
Release date
  • 7 June 2012 (2012-06-07)(Seattle)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryKyrgyzstan
LanguageKyrgyz

The Empty Home is a 2012 Kyrgyz drama film directed by Nurbek Egen. The film was selected as the Kyrgyz entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. [1]

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  1. "Официальный сайт Правительства КР". Gov.kg (in Kyrgyz). Retrieved 23 January 2023.