Sayakbay (2017)

In 1957, Chinghiz Aitmatov, a young Kyrgyz student from the Moscow Literature Institute, destined to become one of the great writers of our time, arrives at a Kyrgyz village to receive the blessing of Sayakbay Karalayev, the famous narrator of the epic poem Manas. Looking back upon his life, Sayakbay recalls a number of historical events which took place throughout Kyrgyz and Soviet history.

• Release Date: 2017-08-31
• Runtime: 2h 2min
• Production Company: Studio Ernest Abdyjaparov
• Production Country: Kyrgyz Republic
• Director: Ernest Abdyjaparov
• Writer: Ernest Abdyjaparov