The Devil's Bridge
1997 · 10 min
Documentary
Life in a Kyrgyz aul (village) in the mountains connected to the rest of the world by a cable bridge, and the teenage boys who are constructing the rope of the bridge. A rope bridge which the locals call “The devil’s bridge” forms part of each and every event which takes place in a small village lost in the mountains of the Kyrgyz Republic. A platform driven by a huge winch which they have to pull with their own strength to cross the torrent is their only link with the outside world. But the director of the documentary wondered something else: “Does this bridge unite or does it actually separate?” Through the mist and over the thrashing waters, the inhabitants of the area glide along their ropes. A film, in the director’s own words, about ordinary people who live in an extraordinary place.
Crew
- Director Temirbek Birnazarov
- Writer Temirbek Birnazarov
- Director of Photography Sergei Chadin
Crew
- Director — Temirbek Birnazarov
- Writer — Temirbek Birnazarov
- Director of Photography — Sergei Chadin
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