Synopsis : About 11-year-old Jabai sells mountain onions alongside the highway and one day he catches his idol trucker having sex with his mom. Jabai and his sister, Saniya, embark on a journey from their small village in Kazakhstan to China, to obtain the only thing that will save their father and help him become a strong man, the ‘Golden Viagra’.
Festival History : "La Biennale Di Venezia, 2023 Moscow International Film Festival, 2023 Raindance Film Festival, 2023"
Director :
Eldar Shibanov
Screenplay :
Eldar Shibanov, Yuliya Levitskaya
DOP :
Dias Shibanov
Editor :
Arseniy Abdrakhmanov
Cast :
Esil Amantay, Amina Gaziyeva, Zhazira Kaskey, Kuantay Abdimadi, Laura Tursunkanova, Sanjar Madi
Eldar Shibanov graduated from Kazakh Academy of Architecture in 2010 and School of Fine Arts as well. He finished the one year program in the Filmmaking School of Almaty. Eldar worked as an assistant production designer on Harmony Lessons.. Eldar has made two short films and two mid- length films as a director and writer. He is currently co-producing a short film in conjunction with students from NY Film Academy (LA); at the same time, he is in search of an international co-producer for his debut feature movie.