Where to Watch The Universe of the Manas

Looking to watch 'The Universe of the Manas' in the comfort of your own home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Melis Ubukeyev-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Universe of the Manas' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Universe of the Manas' right now, here are some particulars about the Kyrgyzfilm fantasy flick.

Released , 'The Universe of the Manas' stars The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 14 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from well-known users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "It has been a lifelong dream of Kyrgyz director Melis Ubukeyev to create an elaborate film version of the Kyrgyz national epic 'Manas'. He spent years working with the National Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan to gather material for this film project, which was ultimately to remain a dream. However, the director's efforts were not in vain: Not only did he make films in 1962 and 1988 about the highly respected Manasçı – folk singers who passed on the epic over countless generations in melodic speech –, but in 1995, on the occasion of the 1,000th anniversary of 'Manas', he also made a beguiling essay film that not only outlines the plot of the epic with the help of magnificent images and lavish costumes, but also gives a semi-documentary account of the history of the Kyrgyz people interwoven with the myth. Long inaccessible, the essay film has recently been restored by the film studio Kyrgyzfilm and uploaded to YouTube in 4K." .