Finding Mother

Feb 9, 2017

1h 50m

★ 8.5

Overview

A precocious orphan from Central Asia comes to America to find his long lost mother. Along the way he befriends a down on his luck small time hustler, and together they set in motion a daring scheme to solve all their problems. However, things don't go according to plan.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

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Cast

Aza

Azamat Ulanov

Dan

Tauekel Musilim

Michael Maponga

Dominic

Edgar Pevsner

Bartis

Nick Principe

Uncle Borya

Ilia Volok

Nash

Michael Ark

Lora

V.K. Lynne

Mankurt

Jenis Dzhunusov

Shady Gambler

Bakyt Osmonkanov

Professor Thomas Wright

Ted Ferguson

Waitress

Meredith Thomas

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