Postcard from Bishkek

Kyrgyzstan may not spring to mind whenever there is discussion about the Cinema and the film industry.  This is understandable as very few films made in Kyrgyzstan reach the West, and those that do are normally restricted to various specialist festivals.  There is, however, a film industry and, even though they don’t produce high-budget “blockbusters”, [...]

I know that I have a penchant for clichés … pet phrases which populate many of my conversations. One that always seems to raise eyebrows when people hear it for the first time is: “Don’t close doors!”