LUNA PAPA
1999

February 24, 2001

Cinequest San Jose Film Festival

A teenager, living in Central Asia, is seduced by a travelling actor, and a search begins with her father and brother to find the man.

Chulpan Khamatova plays the young girl whose pregnancy is great cause for alarm in her family and village. The boyfriend from Run Lola Run plays her dimwitted brother. The film is expertly and beautifully shot with sweeping dry hill vistas and crane shots. Thoroughly enjoyable for me until a bit too much wackiness took over. Worth a look.