Queen of the Mountains (film)

Queen of the Mountains (Курманжан Датка — Kurmanjan Datka) is a 2014 Kyrgyz epic   drama film directed by Sadyk Sher-Niyaz. It was selected as the Kyrgyz entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.

Cast

 * Elina Abai Kyzy as Kurmanjan Datka
 * Nazira Mambetova as older Kurmanjan Datka
 * Aziz Muradillayev as Alymbek Datka
 * Adilet Usubaliyev as Kurmanjan Son Kamchybek
 * Dildorbek Rahmonov as Uzbek old man

Plot
The film begins in 1816, when a young Kurmanjan Datka is brought to a fortune teller who foretells that she will one day be worth ten sons.

Critical reception
The film has received positive reviews, with the Montreal Gazette calling it "hauntingly poetic". Queen of the Mountains was named as one of the best of the Montreal World Film Festival by Cult Montreal and that it "should be nominated for an Oscar".

On 4 November 2014, a special screening of the film was hosted by Sharon Stone at the Egyptian Theater.

Awards

 * 2014: Award for Best Feature Film at the 2014 Eurasian Film Festival