Heaven Is Beneath Mother's Feet
Heaven Is Beneath Mother's Feet is a 2024 Kyrgyzstani drama film directed by Ruslan Akun and written by Akun and Emil Esenaliev. Starring Esenaliev accompanied by Anarkul Nazarkulova and Bolot Tentimyshov. It is about a man with an intellectual disability who will take his mother to Mecca so she can go to paradise.
It was selected as the Kyrgyzstani entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.
Synopsis
Adil is a 35-year-old man with intellectual disability who lives with his 75-year-old mother, Raikhan, in a small town. She always tells Adil that he will go straight to heaven, but he does not want to go without his mother's presence. One day, an 8-year-old boy tells him that if he takes his mother to the Holy city of Mecca for the Hajj, then she will go to heaven. As a result, Adil undertakes a journey on foot to the place while carrying his mother in a wheelbarrow.Cast
- Emil Esenaliev as Adil
- Anarkul Nazarkulova as Raikhan
- Bolot Tentimyshov