The Crying Steppe

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| director = Marina Kunarova

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| starring = Dulyga Akmolda

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| released = {{film date|2020|11|6|Asian World Film Festival|df=yes}}

| runtime = 137 minutes

| country = Kazakhstan

| language = Kazakh

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The Crying Steppe is a 2020 Kazakhstani drama film directed by Marina Kunarova. It was selected as the Kazakhstani entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.{{cite web|url=https://timeskz.kz/77811-film-plach-velikoy-stepi-vydvinuli-na-oskar-ot-kazahstana.html |title= Фильм "Плач великой степи" выдвинули на "Оскар" от Казахстана |work=Times.kz |date=4 December 2020 |access-date=4 December 2020}}

Synopsis

The film is based on true events during the famines of the 1920s and 1930s in Kazakhstan.{{cite web|url=https://www.filmandtvnow.com/new-kazakh-film-the-crying-steppe-received-world-premiere-as-part-of-asian-world-film-festivals-sneak-screenings-series/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204113452/https://www.filmandtvnow.com/new-kazakh-film-the-crying-steppe-received-world-premiere-as-part-of-asian-world-film-festivals-sneak-screenings-series/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=4 December 2020 |title=New Kazakh Film The Crying Steppe World Premiered as Part of Asian World Film Festival's Sneak Screening Series |work=Film and TV Now |date=8 November 2020 |access-date=4 December 2020}}