In a remote Kyrgyz village, 35-year-old Adil, who has the mind of an 8-year-old, lives with his elderly mother, Rayhan. She has always told him he is specially loved by God and destined for Paradise. But Adil refuses to go without her. Upon hearing from his young friend that a pilgrimage to Mecca on foot could secure his mother a place in Paradise too, Adil decides to embark on this journey.
Heaven Is Beneath Mother's Feet is a 2024 Kyrgyzstani drama film directed by Ruslan Akun and written by Akun and Emil Esenaliev. Starring Esenaliev accompanied by Anarkul Nazarkulova and Bolot Tentimyshov. It is about a man with an intellectual disability who will take his mother to Mecca so she can go to paradise.
