Turkmenistan, at the intersection of the former communist empire, the Islamic world and capitalism. All peoples are depositories of stories, collected tales, legends and imaginary histories. Through the epic voyage of the bakshi and the shepherd, this film gives us the portrait of a society caught between tradition and a modern world, between East and West, between stories of the past and the present. This documentary unfolds as a philosophical tale, following the tragic itinerary of a man who has created his own destiny and invented his own legend, and the situation of an entire people in danger of losing its memory in the march of progress.
Keywords
- Belgian cinema
- Belgian Docs
- Panorama: Manuel Poutte
- middle east
Director
- Manuel Poutte
Documentary
1h 23min
FRENCH
The latest adventure of a storyteller from Turkmenistan.
The latest adventure of a storyteller from Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan, at the intersection of the former communist empire, the Islamic world and capitalism. All peoples are depositories of stories, collected tales, legends and imaginary histories. Through the epic voyage of the bakshi and the shepherd, this film gives us the portrait of a society caught between tradition and a modern world, between East and West, between stories of the past and the present. This documentary unfolds as a philosophical tale, following the tragic itinerary of a man who has created his own destiny and invented his own legend, and the situation of an entire people in danger of losing its memory in the march of progress.