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Dominican Rep. Karakum
- Original title
- Karakum
- Year
- 1997
- Running time
- 101 min.
- Country
Germany- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production Germany-Turkmenistan;
- Genre
- Adventure | Family-friendly
- Synopsis
- Flying in from Hamburg to visit his father (Neidhart Riedel), who’s detained on a remote engineering project, 13-year-old Robert (Max Kullman) is shunted along with a pricey turbine in driver Pjotr’s (Pjotr Olev) truck for the long journey into the desert; latter’s young shepherding nephew (Murat Orasov) also tags along. On a dubious “shortcut” along camel paths — Pjotr is secretly drug-running — their vehicle breaks down. Things get worse when Pjotr goes off to find water and doesn’t return. With no common language, the two boys nonetheless jury-rig a land-sail craft, eventually discovering Pjotr (with a graphically portrayed leg wound) at the bottom of a well. Odds against survival in the arid, chalky landscape are well captured; there’s more tension once the trio run into Pjotr’s hostile drug connections. Meanwhile, Dad conducts a frantic air search. Good performances and pacing maintain suspense in pro package.
- Awards
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1994: Ale Kino! - International Young Audience Film Festival: Children's Jury Award1994: Chicago International Children's Film Festival: Rights of the Child Award 2nd Place1994: Cinekid: Cinekid Film Award1995: German Children's-Film & TV-Festival: Children & Professional Jury Golden Sparrows
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