Samal Yeslyamova
Birthday: 1984-09-01
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Biography: Samal Yeslyamova (born September 1, 1984) is a Kazakh actress. Samal later studied at the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts from 2007 to 2011 and she currently lives in Moscow. She made her screen debut in Tulpan (2008), Sergey Dvortsevoy’s drama that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The film won many awards including the APSA for Best Feature Film. At the time of filming Tulpan, Samal was only 19 years old and struggled to adjust to household chores and motherly duties required during her month living in a nomadic yurt for the shoot. Ayka is Yeslyamova’s second feature film and at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival she was awarded the prize for Best Actress.
Movies
Tulpan
Asa, a young and cheerful dreamer, returns from his Russian naval service to his sister’s nomadic fa...
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Dad Croaked on Saturday
30-year-old Muscovite Aiko’s father, with whom she had not communicated for many years, died - he wa...
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Batyrlar
Karasai's parent Altynai prepares his son for subsequent participation in battles from an early age,...
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The Grand Siege
Berna Tuna, a renowned academic has just died. Her husband, Macit, will take this opportunity to fac...
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Ayka
A young Kyrgyz immigrant tries to eke out a living in Moscow after abandoning her newborn and fleein...
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The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time
Father of little Olzhas is killed by horse thieves on the day he goes to a market. Now, his mother d...
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Three
USSR Kazakhstan. Sher Sadykhov, who lives with his older sister, starts his internship at a special ...
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District Center
The regional center is not the center of paradise, but a small settlement, lost in the Orenburg step...
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Capitan Baitasov
The film is based on tragic events that took place ten years ago in the city of Taraz. The action be...
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