La Reine des montagnes

Wow!!!

I'm totally impressed! Kurmanjan Datka will be one of my favorite movie. I waited for a long time to watch this film and it was worth it. Beautiful nature and wonderful people. Absolutely sweeping epic. It's exciting, proud,touching, poetic, lyrical and many many more. I can't stop explore my feelings. Bravo Sadyk Sher-Niaz Myrza. I'm so proud of you! I thank all of who made this epic. People, open for yourself a new journey for these beautiful mountains. No matter where I am, my heart is always in these mountains.This movie is a way for my children and grandchildren to learn about their beautiful country. Thank you so much.

It's a great historical film able to shake one emotionally. It can take you back in the times giving a neat introduction to Kyrgyz culture, history and old traditions. With this film you can imagine daily lives of Central Asian people in the past. It also presents historical events, dynamics of internal relations between Kyrgyz people before they had to join Russian empire. Actors played strongly non- verbally. Especially, it is strong when Kurmanjan decides not to save her son's life from death penalty for the sake of the whole nation. She communicates this to her son just by looking at him. Her son reads this in his mother's eyes and expresses different emotions: first shows the fear of death, and then sadness which then transforms to obedience and then strength before the death. This story has a value for new generations. A woman rises as a leader in a men-dominated place and time and has been able to unite her people and prevent war.

As the title suggests Mother of Kyrgyzstan, that's who Kurmanjan Datka exactly is. She sacrificed the life of her son for the freedom of our nation and our people. Without a doubt this is the best historic movie from Kyrgyzstan. The cast and the crew were perfect for this movie, every one of them did an outstanding job at their role. The costume design was historically accurate and most of all the scene, the mountains, the horses (pure Kyrgyz horses) all the props left me speechless. Overall this movie most definitely deserves an Oscar and I'm confident that it will get an Oscar. Even if it doesn't get an Oscar, it will remain one of the best movies of all time from Kyrgyzstan.

I am beyond impressed. There comes a movie from time to time and you say: Wow! This is one of them! I have watched Kurmanjan Datka several times now and every time I was totally riveted to the screen. This movie is a sweeping epic, wonderfully crafted. Great Cast. A master Director - through and through. Poetic, breathtaking, lyrical, exciting, touching.... and you discover history of a magical Country that is to me synonymous with the Silk Road! I hope and pray that Kurmanjan Datka finds it's way to as many Theaters around the World as it deserves. Bravo Mr. Sadyk Sher-Niyaz, Farkhad Bekmanbetov and the rest of the Cast & Crew - thank you for the Dream!

I was lucky to be on the premier of this movie in LA. Absolutely worth to be nominated for Best foreign movie for upcoming 87's Oscar. Director of Kurmandjan Datka is a man with vision, there is no doubt that this picture will get nominated and be awarded for best foreign movie in 2015. This movie is based on real story that happened centuries ago in Kyrgyzstan, country of nomad people that got settled in Central Asia. This movie helps to educate young generation of Kyrgyz people to get familiar with their history. Director, Sher-Niyaz contributed a lot to the country of Kyrgyz people where he developed a great platform in movie- making business, as it has grown tremendously in the past 5 years and brought up enormous attention of mass media from all over the world. The biggest movie project that ever occurred in history of Kyrgyzstan, people from all over the world bless this movie, critics are foreseeing good results and director is working really hard to push this movie into Oscar.