Synopsis
On the steppes of Kazakhstan, Asa lives in a yurt with his sister Samal, her husband Ondas, and their three children. Ondas is a herdsman, tough and strong. It's dry, dusty, and windy; too many lambs are stillborn. Against this backdrop, Asa, a dreamer who's slight of build and recently finished with a stint in the Russian Navy, tries to establish a life on the steppes. He, his friend Boni, and Ondas call on Tulpan, the only single girl in the area. The men talk to her parents while she listens out of sight. Her answer and Asa's later trips to talk to her form an arc of hope against the harsh land. Is this the place of Asa's dreams? What about the other lambs?
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
30.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
47.8%
Critic Consensus
95.7% Fresh • 69 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 96% of 69 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, funny, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
lightheartedfunnyvisually strikingromanticdarkemotionalcoming of agefamily-friendlyupliftingrealistic
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Askhat Kuchinchirekov | 2009 | $12,000 | $18,000 | (est) |
| Samal Yeslyamova | 2009 | $8,000 | $11,000 | (est) |
| Ondasyn Besikbasov | 2009 | $6,000 | $8,000 | (est) |
| Tulepbergen Baisakalov | 2009 | $5,000 | $7,000 | (est) |
| Bereke Turganbayev | 2009 | $4,000 | $6,000 | (est) |
| Nurzhigit Zhapabayev | 2009 | $4,000 | $5,000 | (est) |
| Mahabbat Turganbayeva | 2009 | $3,000 | $5,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score96.0
RT critic review count71
Rotten Tomatoes audience score70.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes3,450
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2009 | $158,741 | $232,154 |
| International | 2009 | $1,007,603 | $1,473,590 |
| Worldwide | 2009 | $1,166,344 | $1,705,744 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2009 | $482,412 | $705,513 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2009 | $1,148,000 | $1,678,917 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2009 | $368,000 | $538,189 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2009 | $4,689,000 | $6,857,526 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2009 | $10,020,000 | $14,653,958 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2009 | $79,370 | $116,077 |
| Total Revenues | 2009 | $16,786,782 | $24,550,180 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2009 | $1,283,000 (est) | $1,876,350 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2009 | $933,000 (est) | $1,364,485 (est) |
| Participations | 2009 | $671,000 | $981,318 |
| Residuals ? | 2009 | $1,144,000 | $1,673,067 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2009 | $256,600 | $375,270 |
| Total Expenses | 2009 | $4,287,600 | $6,270,490 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2009 | $12,499,182 | $18,279,690 |
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|---|
 | The Intouchables | 2012 | Shared genres: 3 | 95.5 | $143,746,003 |
 | Life Is Beautiful | 1998 | Shared genres: 3 | 95.2 | $112,743,538 |
 | 3 Idiots | 2009 | Shared genres: 3 | 89.8 | $56,355,505 |
 | PK | 2014 | Shared genres: 3 | 88.8 | $60,599,371 |
 | Wild Tales | 2015 | Shared genres: 3 | 87.1 | $21,136,822 |
Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $9,328,000, BluRay $692,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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