The Silent Herdsman 2018 Directed by Zhang Yifan 沉默的牧马人
This is the story of the inn owner Hasim and his young employee Elken. They provide the travellers with horses on the vast isolated Kazakh Steppe. Hasim is silent and cold while Elken is chirpy and passionate. Despite the clash between their personalities, they begin to understand each other. As Elken learns more and more about the Kazakhstan traditions from Hasim, Elken's enthusiasm slowly melts Hasim's coldness.
