KURMANJAN DATKA QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAINS is a historical epic about a strong-willed and courageous woman who sacrificed everything to save her nation from total destruction when the Russian imperial forces conquered the Central Asian country in the 1870s. The most expensive film ever made in Kyrgyzstan, the movie is filled with passion, intrigue, bloody battle scenes, spectacular landscapes and lavish costumes.
KURMANJAN DATKA QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAINS director Sadyk Sher-Niyaz and star Elina Abai Kyzy (who portrays the young Kurmanjan) will participate in Q&A’s at the Music Hall after the 7 PM screenings on Friday and Saturday, November 21 and 22 and after the 3:40 show on Sunday, November 23.