Bartogay Lake
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.
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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.
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- Release date
- Oct 29, 2025
- Runtime
- 0h 10m
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- Language
- Kazakh
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