Release: 01.03.2000
In a small village not far from Samarkand, seventeen-year-old Mamlakat dreams of becoming an actress. One moonlit night, she is seduced by a mysterious stranger who claims to be a friend of Tom Cruise. He then disappears, leaving Mamlakat pregnant. For her father Safar and brother Nasreddin restoring of the family honour is a question of pride and they set out together to find the culprit. From inside the womb, Khabibulla, who was conceived on that miraculous night, provides a commentary on the incredible adventures and bizarre mishaps that befall the threesome on their search for his father. LUNA PAPA is a fantastic trip through the wild landscapes of Central Asia in which tradition and superstition clash with the chaos of the post-modern world.
With: Chulpan Khamatova, Moritz Bleibtreu, Ato Mukhamedshanov, Merab Ninidze, Nikolai Fomenko and many more
Funding: Österreichisches Filminstitut, Wiener Filmfinanzierungsfonds, Eurimages, Filmboard Berlin Brandenburg, Hessische Filmförderung, Filmförderungsanstalt, Eidgenössisches Department des Innern, Fondation Montecinemaveritá, Fonds du Sud, Ministére de la Culture, Ministére des Affaires Étrangères, Communauté Urbaine de Strasbourg, ZDF/Arte
In a small village not far from Samarkand, seventeen-year-old Mamlakat dreams of becoming an actress. One moonlit night, she is seduced by a mysterious stranger who claims to be a friend of Tom Cruise. He then disappears, leaving Mamlakat pregnant. For her father Safar and brother Nasreddin restoring of the family honour is a question of pride and they set out together to find the culprit. From inside the womb, Khabibulla, who was conceived on that miraculous night, provides a commentary on the incredible adventures and bizarre mishaps that befall the threesome on their search for his father. LUNA PAPA is a fantastic trip through the wild landscapes of Central Asia in which tradition and superstition clash with the chaos of the post-modern world.
With: Chulpan Khamatova, Moritz Bleibtreu, Ato Mukhamedshanov, Merab Ninidze, Nikolai Fomenko and many more
Funding: Österreichisches Filminstitut, Wiener Filmfinanzierungsfonds, Eurimages, Filmboard Berlin Brandenburg, Hessische Filmförderung, Filmförderungsanstalt, Eidgenössisches Department des Innern, Fondation Montecinemaveritá, Fonds du Sud, Ministére de la Culture, Ministére des Affaires Étrangères, Communauté Urbaine de Strasbourg, ZDF/Arte
Credits
| CO-PRODUCTION | Prisma Filmproduktion GmbH, Pandora Film, Thomas Koerfer Film AG, NTV-Profit, Les Films de l'observatoire, Euro Space, VISS, Tajik Filmstudio |
| Executive Producers | Karl Baumgartner, Heinz Stussak, Igor Tolstounov, Thomas Koerfer, Philippe Avril |
| Executive CO-Producers | Kenzo Horikoshi, Christa Saredi, Jan Schütte |
| SCREENPLAY | Bakhtiar Khudojnazarov, Irakli Kwirikadze |
| DIRECTOR | Bakhtiar Khudojnazarov |
| DOP | Martin Gschlacht, Dusan Joksimovic, Rostislav Pirumov, Rali Ralchev |
| EDITOR | Kirk von Heflin, Evi Romen |
| Music | Daler Nasarov |
| Art Department | Negmat Jouraiev |
| COSTUME DESIGNER | Zebo Nasirova |
| MAKE UP | Jakob Walter Peier |
| Distributor | Filmladen |
Prizes
NIKA- Best Director
- Golden Prometheus
- Jury Award
- Best Film
- FIPRESCI Prize - special Mention
- Young European Jury Award
- Best Actress
- Golden Montgolfiere
- Young Audience Award
- Best Artistic Contribution Award
Festivals
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29.01.-07.02.1999
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25.02.-03.03.1999
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17.04.-02.05.1999
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28.04.-02.05.1999
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23.-28.09.1999
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27.-31.10.1999
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30.10.-07.11.1999
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23.-30.11.1999
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20.-30.01.2000
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23.-26.11.2000