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World Premiere, Competition, 2025

Another Birth

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Director Isabelle KALANDAR

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Family/ChildComing of AgeWomen

A film as beautiful as a poem, Another Birth from Tajikistan follows a young girl living in a remote mountain village. One night, she asks her mother, “Can you die from sorrow?”, “It’s definitely possible to wither away from sorrow,” her mother answers. The girl asks again, “What does it mean to wither away?”, “It means to no longer have a taste for life.” As she watches her grandfather barely survive, longing for a son who never returned, and her mother wither away in her lonely existence, the girl reads poetry. She visits a wise man, and searches for Parī (mythical beings from Persian folklore) in a desperate attempt to keep her grandfather and mother from fading. The film’s poetic lyricism is heightened by its sophisticated lighting design and the subtle tension between still images, set against the picturesque Shakhdara Valley. As the girl recites verses, her mother’s love, sorrow, and despair flows like music, and she gets a taste of life through her mother’s sorrow. This is a noteworthy debut feature by a female Tajik filmmaker.

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Screenings3

Thu, 09/18

17:0018:31

Busan Cinema Center Haneulyeon Theatre

006Guest Q&AKE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Fri, 09/19

17:0018:31

Busan Cinema Center Cinema 2

088Guest Q&AKE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Tue, 09/23

14:3015:36

LOTTE CINEMA Centum City 9

462KE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Film details

Director: Isabelle KALANDAR
Country/Region: Tajikistan, United States, Qatar
Year: 2025
Length: 66min
Section: Competition
Edition: Busan International Film Festival 2025, No. 30
Premiere: World Premiere
Format: DCP, Color
Selection: Competitive section
Elsewhere: Festival page Letterboxd IMDb TMDB

Director

Isabelle KALANDAR

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Director: Isabelle KALANDAR
Cast: Shukrona NAVRUZBEKOVA, Isabelle KALANDAR, Shoira ABDULGAEZKHONOVA
Screenplay: Isabelle KALANDAR
Cinematography: Janis BROD, Vladimir USOLTSEV
Editing: Kseniia FILIPPOVA
Sound: Alexandre KUZIN
Music: Noah K, Rosie K
Production company: IZK FILMS
World sales: N/A

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