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Native Dancer

Native Dancer

20083.01h 27m

Overview

Aidai the baksy, or witch doctor, lives in the mountains and helps people. She uses mysterious actions to cure the sick and to give infertile couples children. As capitalist forces begin to encroach on tradition, the first casualty is any culture's most fundamental inheritance - land. The healer has to leave her land because the mob thinks the location is suitable for a filling station. A harsh battle between supernatural good and earthly evil ensues.

Directed by Gulshat Omarova
Written by Ermek Tursunov, Gulshat Omarova, Sergei Bodrov
Produced by Sergej Azimov, Sergei Bodrov, Natacha Devillers
Box OfficeBudget: $1.5M0

Top Cast

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Neisipkul Omarbekova

Aidai

Farkhad Amankulov

Farkhad Amankulov

Batir

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Almat Ayanov

Asan

Nurlan Alimzhanov

Nurlan Alimzhanov

Arman

Tulepbergen Baisakalov

Tulepbergen Baisakalov

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Sayat Merekenov

Azamat Satybaldy

Azamat Satybaldy

Themes & Keywords

woman director

About Native Dancer

Native Dancer is a drama, fantasy film released in 2008 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Gulshat Omarova, it stars Neisipkul Omarbekova, Farkhad Amankulov, Almat Ayanov. Aidai the baksy, or witch doctor, lives in the mountains and helps people. She uses mysterious actions to cure the sick and to give infertile couples children. As capitalist forces begin to encroach on tradition, the first casualty is any culture's most fundamental inheritance - land. The healer has to leave her land because the mob thinks the location is suitable for a filling station. A harsh battle between supernatural good and earthly evil ensues.

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