Aslanbek (2021)
The Boy from Kyrgyzstan
장르 : 다큐멘터리
상영시간 : 7분
연출 : Kevin van den Heuvel
시놉시스
We get to meet Aslanbek—a teenage shepherd in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. “Aslanbek” is a story exploring the dynamics of relationship between humans and animals, what we can learn from the mountains, and about dreams. In short, it's a story about our forgotten values.
칼립(아드리안 패스다 분)은 메이(제니 라이트 분)와의 첫번째 만남에서 호감을 느껴 데이트를 하지만 새벽이 다가오자 그녀는 마지막 키스의 혈흔만을 남긴 채 홀연히 사라진다. 메이는 태양을 피해 살 수 밖에 없는 뱀파이어 일당의 일원이었다. 이들의 희생물이 된 칼립은 마지막 순간에 메이의 도움으로 목숨을 건지는데, 이미 햇빛에 노출되어 온몸이 타들어가는 증세로 무자비한 살륙을 일삼는 테러 집단의 일원이 된다. 한편 칼립의 아버지 로이(팀 토머슨 분)와 여동생 사라(마시 리즈 분)는 그를 찾기 위해 끈질긴 추적을 벌여 변두리 모텔에서 칼립을 발견하지만 일당에게 다 잡히고 만다. 격투 끝에 탈출한 칼립은 아버지의 헌신적인 치료로 정상인이 되는 데 그 사이 사라가 일당에게 납치당한다. 메이와 사라를 구하려고 나선 칼립에게는 무서운 보복만이 기다리고 있는데...
경제적 붕괴로 도시 전체가 무너진 후 홀로 남겨진 펀. 추억이 깃든 도시를 떠나 작은 밴과 함께 한 번도 가보지 않은 낯선 길 위의 세상으로 떠난다. 그곳에서 펀은 각자의 사연을 가진 노매드들을 만나게 되고, 광활한 자연과 길 위에서의 삶을 스스로 선택한 그들과 만나고 헤어지며 다시 살아가기 위한 여정을 시작하는데…
기원전 5세기, 중앙아시아 초원 지대. 마사게타이 부족 내 반란으로 족장 스파르갑이 죽고, 유일하게 살아남은 군주의 딸 토미리스는 복수를 다짐하며 고향을 떠난다. 훗날 뛰어난 전사로 성장한 토미리스는 아버지의 원수를 갚고 여왕의 자리에 오른다. 그러던 어느 날, 세계의 반을 정복한 거대한 페르시아 제국이 초원 지대를 넘보기 시작하고, 토미리스의 남편 아르군과 아들이 잔인하게 살해당하는 일이 벌어진다. 분노에 찬 토미리스는 정예부대를 이끌고 초원 지대로 쳐들어온 키루스 왕과 맞서 싸우게 되는데…
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