"In different spaces, they can't touch each other, but they become closer to each other through the Internet. Through Ahmed's story, the director slowly composes an emotional line connecting herself and her mother, and at the end of the line, she touches her own mother."

"The film opens a metaphysical hole beneath our feet, whose darkness stares back at us with frightening questions about human value and dignity in today's world. For its precise and empathetic investigation, annotation and experimentation."

"The artistic creation of talent from different national cinemas with shared cultural traditions, this unexpected and original cinematic vision combines a distinctive philosophical and aesthetic outlook with incisive historical commentary as well as a vivid evocation of nature, immersing the viewer in a remote time and place with a highly specific context that paradoxically provides the occasion for a universal and transcendent meditative experience."

"The main character's plight is the helplessness and struggle of having his living space and job opportunities gradually eroded. In face of the gradual disintegration of homeland, family affection, and traditional culture, not everyone has the courage to go against the tide. The director, together with her characters, raises heartfelt questions rather than reconciliation."

"This film is a beautifully cinematic introduction to Kazakh culture, caught between tradition and modernity, told with subtle awareness through the eyes and voice of a young boy. It's a visually astonishing coming-of-age narrative, with great attention to minute details and carefully arranged composition in both still and moving shots."

"The film is about the work and life of an important female director. Although the character under the lens has become history, the audience can feel her existence as if she were living. Such a controversial figure compels us to re-examine the complex relationships between the past and the present."

"The film begins with a mysterious and mournful atmosphere, where haunting images and sounds veil the longing and unease of farewell, drawing the audience into a journey through a spiritual, underwater realm. With all those elements, the film gives us strong sincere feelings."

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