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(1 - 12) of 12 OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh Page   1   4/5 "Dvortsevoy shows us the fragility of life, through the birth and death of lambs, while also touching on the innate stoicism of families who live in this toughest of environments."   Eye for Film   Amber Wilkinson "The details of the exotic trappings on display may be relatively new but the rites-of-passage story is as old as civilisation itself in Tulpan, a timeless and endearing coming-of-age tale for the Story of the Weeping Camel crowd."   european-films.net   Boyd van Hoeij 4/5 "shows the minor miracles and small catastrophes of steppe life with humbling devotion."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin A+ "It captures the life-and-death demands of a seemingly alien landscape within the context of a generational paradigm shift in Central Asia."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 3/5 "A visually stunning coming-of-age drama set in the vast barrenness of southern Kazakhstan's Hunger Steppe."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/5 "It dares to be sentimental. Underneath the fly-swatted surface is a gentle coming-of-age."   Film-Forward.com   Kent Turner A- "There are two prominent scenes of lambing, the first utterly tragic, the second joyously life (and dream) affirming."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "With this harsh and beautiful backdrop so attentively rendered, at once otherworldly and palpable, the desires of Tulpan's characters become almost metaphysical imperatives."   Reverse Shot   Leo Goldsmith 4/5 "A thoroughly charming slice of life from an isolated part of the world, this film features situations that are recognisable simply because the people involved are so realistic. It's also remarkably warm and funny."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B+ "This is another example of the quality of the films that continue to come out of the East Asian steppes and its tiny filmmaking industries."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 6/10 "Tulpan is a throwback to the fictionalized documentary popularized by Robert Flaherty in the 1920s and 1930..."   Playback:stl   Sarah Boslaugh "While it is no documentary, this lovingly made film captures a culture and a rural way of life with a mix of realism and poetry."   Seanax.com   Sean Axmaker  (1 - 12) of 12 OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh Page   1