Bartogay Lake (2025)
An old man crosses the boundless Kazakh steppe, driving alone. Haunted by memories of a lost love, he stops by Bartogay Lake, flowers in hand. But as he tries to step out, his car door refuses to open, trapping him between past and present.
Director:
Katya Mokolo
Writer:
Thomas Schmitt
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Erbolat Toguzakov as The old man |
| Directing | Katya Mokolo | Director |
| Production | Katya Mokolo | Producer |
| Production | Bill Fabre | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Dmitry Grebennikov | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lina Lazareva | Line Producer |
| Sound | Guillaume Ferran | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Aigul Nurbulatova | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Élodie Fouqueau | Editor |
| Production | Asemgul Ibraeva | Casting Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Svetlana Pershina | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Oleg Grechikin | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Nikita Mironov | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Ivan Katkov | Props |
| Sound | Fyodor Ilushenko | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Mitya Krupenya | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Uncle Max | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Reinat Nugaev | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Nail Suleimanov | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Evgeniya Soboleva | Costumer |
| Editing | Roslyn Di Sisto | Colorist |
| Writing | Thomas Schmitt | Screenplay |