The Taste of Koumiz

In this timeless journey across Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, Xavier Christiaens remains a patient observer trying to break free from the image of the pseudo-movement of fake reality and to achieve the captivating charm of a dream. The bodies, faces, landscape, and music are permeated by a sense of melancholy, and the intuitive, meticulously composed images evoke moments of pure cinematic excitement. (Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival)