When he is plunged into mourning, Charles leaves France and travels to Kazakhstan. He just wants to loose himself in the vastness of the steppes of Central Asia. While crossing the desert, Charles meets a beautiful young woman, Ulzhan. She becomes his guide. So Charles can externalize his demons and become a new life.
Screenplay: Volker Schlöndorff, Jean-Claude Carrière
Cinematography: Tom Fährmann
Editing: Peter R. Adam
Music: Ruben Haroutunian
Sound: Hubert Bartholomae
Cast: Philippe Torreton, Ayanat Ksenbai, David Bennent, Maximilien Muller
Prizes and selections:
Festival de Cannes 2007 (Out of Competition)
Production:
Fly Times Pictures
(Paris, T +33 0 875243259; F +33 0 142617908; contact@flytimespictures.com; www.flytimespictures.com)
Co-Production:
Kazakhfilm (www.kazahfilm.kz)
Volksfilm, Project Images Films (Meylan, T +33 4 76 906282; F +33 4 7641 13 91; info@ project-images.com; www.project-images.com)
Distribution:
Rezo Films
(Paris, T +33 1 42464630; F +33 1 42464082; festival@rezofilms.com; www.rezofilms.com)
16 Nov, 21.00 - Villa Medici