Reviewed by Lea Encarnacion. Viewed at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Kelin, a story about womanhood and family life in Kazakhstan, is director and writer Ermek Tursunov‘s first film.  Controversy surrounds this film as he was beaten, assaulted, and almost thrown out of the country for making this film. In the snowy rural mountains of Kazakhstan, a … Continue reading Kelin (Ermek Tursunov, 2009): Kazakhstan