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31/10/1965 Drama 1h 40m
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Overview

In post-Civil War 1923, a young Red Army veteran is sent to the mountainous Kirghiz region of Kyrgyzstan to establish the first school. The former soldier becomes a teacher, bringing Leninist doctrine to the remote Moslem area where elders forbade children to attend school. He falls in love with one of his students, but the young woman is sold by her father to a wealthy chieftain.

  1. Andrei Konchalovsky

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Bolot Beyshenaliev

    Dyuyshen, the school teacher

  2. Natalya Arinbasarova

    Altynai

  3. Idris Nogajbayev

    Narmagambet

  4. Darkul Kuyukova

    Koltynay

  5. Kirey Zharkimbayev

    Kartynbay

  6. Klara Yusupzhanova

  7. Asanbek Kydyrnazarov

  8. Sovetbek Dzhumadylov

  9. Iskender Ryskulov

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Status
Released

Original Language
Russian

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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