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?

Tulpan (2008)
  • Rating: (1,653 votes)
  • Runtime:100 minutes
  • Director: Sergei Dvortsevoy
  • Countries:Kazakhstan, Russia, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Italy
  • Actors:
    Boni (as Tulepbergen Baisakalov)
    Tolepbergen Baisakalov
    Samal
    Samal Yeslyamova
    Ondas
    Ondas Besikbasov
    Beke
    Bereke Turganbayev
    Nuka
    Nurzhigit Zhapabayev
    Maha
    Mahabbat Turganbayeva
    Tulpan's Father
    Amangeldi Nurzhanbayev
    Tulpan's Mother
    Tazhyban Khalykulova
    Boss
    Zhappas Zhailaubaev
    Veterinarian
    Esentai Tulendiev
  • Genres:Comedy, Drama
  • Producers:
    Karl Baumgartner
    producer  
    Valerie Fischer
    co-producer  
    Bulat Galimgereyev
    co-producer  
    Raimond Goebel
    co-producer  
    Thanassis Karathanos
    producer  
    Maria Murashova
    executive producer  
    Henryk Romanowski
    producer  
    Gulnara Sarsenova
    co-producer  
    Sergei Selyanov
    producer  
    Yelena Yatsura
    producer  
  • Plot: 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? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Tulpan
  • User's comment:It's a realistic poetry of Kazakh steppe by leramulina

    Funny, real, reach, sad and inspiring! I was really shocked watching this movie! There are not many movies in Post-Soviet space, which can show us birth of a new creature with such a courage. The delivery scene of the film, which is a culmination of a film is a catharsis creating moment.

    The dialogs and monologues are great. I watched the film in Rissian and the dialogs were the brilliant reflection of folksy mind, always practical, straight but magic at the same time. The best monologue of the former sailor, who is the leading star, opens the film.

    The scenery is great. The space of a film is very informative. There are many little details that tell us about the steppe life without any words, such as steppe tractor, which is decorated with glued naked women's pictures, radio set, which the shepherd's son always keeps in his hands and many other.

    And the message of the film which brings the leading star, who is impetuous and reckless at the beginning of the film, but later on he becomes wiser, is very simple and traditional. You can build castles in the air as long as you want, but to build them on the land you should make many little steps every day. And to reach a goal you should be not only persistent but adaptable and be capable to forgive your nearest and dearest.


  • Also known as: Tulpan (Argentina - festival title), Tulpan (France - imdb display title), Tulpan (Poland), Tulpan (Portugal - imdb display title), Тюльпан (Russia), Gia ta matia tis Tulpan (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title), Tulpan - la ragazza che non c'era (Italy - dubbed version),

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