37 Uses for a Dead Sheep

Until 25 years ago, the Kirghiz tribe lived a quasi-Iron Age existence in one of the remotest places on earth. Now, having migrated an amazing five times, they live in Turkey, a tribe divided. Those over 30 pine for their nomadic history and the rugged mountains of their homeland; the young have a modern education and live in a world of pop music and internet cafés.

A feature-length mix of the ethnographic and authored documentary forms, the collaboration between distinctive director Ben Hopkins and the Kirghiz tribe makes this film a unique record of a unique people.

Rotten Tomatoes Score:

63%

Genre:

Documentary

Directors:

Ben Hopkins

Leads:

Sereban Aslan, Suleyman Atanisev, Ismail Atilgan, Alpaslan Kutlu, Arif Kutlu

Music:

Paul Lewis

Length:

73 minutes

Year:

2006

Country:

UK

Language:

English, Turkish

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