More Cannes kudos for Kazakh 'big ears' film

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2008

CANNES (AFP) — Kazakh movie "Tulpan", in which an aspiring shepherd's big ears are compared with those of Prince Charles, on Sunday bagged its third prize at the Cannes film festival.

Set in the wilds of Kazakhstan's steppes, the movie was named best film of Cannes' official "Un Certain Regard" parallel section, which groups original movies and this year offered 20 works from across the globe.

It also gained added notoriety by winning a French education ministry prize, guaranteeing it will be seen by students, as well as a French youth award.

A first feature-length film by Sergey Dvortsevoy, it is about a young man returning to the steppe after completing his military service in the hope of leading a nomadic life as a shepherd.

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