Paradise at Mothers' Feet

Adil is a man of thirty five. He lives in a remote village in Kyrgyzstan. He has a learning disability and understands the world as a child does. He lives with his mother Rayhan. She has always told him the same thing. She says he is bound for Paradise. Adil has taken that literally. But he does not want to go there without her. One day a young friend tells him something. If the pilgrimage to Mecca is made on foot, her place would be secured too. Adil decides to set out. The road runs for thousands of kilometres. He takes his mother with him. The shooting was done across several countries. The film was sent as the Kyrgyz entry for the Academy Awards. Emil Esenaliev and Anarkul Nazarkulova appear in the hundred and thirty seven minute film, a Kyrgyz production Ruslan Akun finished in 2024.